How to Use inequity in a Sentence

inequity

noun
  • This study shows the real world results of inequity and the cost of not rooting it out.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 June 2021
  • The church has seen its share of inequity and injustice.
    — Williesha Morris | Wmorris@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The inequities documented in the study aren’t unique to doctors or to the armed forces, Schwab and Singh said.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
  • The current Steelers haven’t had time to build inequity with Browns fans.
    — cleveland, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Hi readers, This week, vaccine inequity took a turn for the worse.
    — Yasmin Tayag, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The pay inequity is perhaps nowhere more visible than in the c-suite.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 22 Sep. 2022
  • But the problem revealed by the riots isn’t just about inequity.
    — Washington Post, 19 July 2021
  • Gene does most of the talking in the next two scenes, laying out his cynical take on the world, of men and women, and the inequity of it all.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023
  • In the early stages at least, inequity is likely to persist.
    — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Demand Justice The last few years have seen a massive shift in the way blue-chip art responds to inequity.
    — Alexandra Bregman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But the past plays a role in contemporary inequity, too.
    — Christian Elliott, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The high mortality rate highlights the inequity of a life-or-death sport.
    — Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • The tools and resources to address this inequity exist.
    — Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, CNN, 1 Dec. 2022
  • The pandemic, for its part, shone a bright light on healthcare inequity.
    — Adnan Iqbal, Forbes, 6 July 2021
  • There is no inequity or injustice that cannot be erased.
    — Javier Arce, The Arizona Republic, 1 June 2023
  • Mina resents when Sade harps on the inequities of their childhoods.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • But money isn’t the only inequity the soccer team is fighting for.
    — Reina Kempt, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2022
  • And because of the power dynamics based on race, there is an inequity.
    — Veronica Wells, Essence, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The subsequent Supreme Court case led to generations of inequity, has left a stain on the fabric of our country and on the state and on the city.
    — Abby Cruz, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2022
  • That’s a huge inequity that is really clear in San Diego today.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • The league has sought to address that inequity, and there are signs those investments are beginning to pay off.
    — Tim Booth, oregonlive, 7 July 2023
  • The new poll also points to how campaigns reinforce inequities in the electorate.
    — Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
  • And under the hood, there are huge inequities in these numbers: 33% of low-wage workers are Hispanic, and 32% are Black.
    — Emily Peck, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • The inequity between the small market and large market teams continues to grow.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • That could be a sign of something real going on, or a sign of inequity in the diagnosis process in Britain.
    — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 July 2021
  • The city of Cleveland has launched what could be a major initiative to fight housing inequity.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
  • And there are still persistent gender and racial inequities to earnings, Gould points out.
    — Nerdwallet, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
  • The workers planning to take the day off have drawn attention to inequities faced in their profession.
    — Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
  • Three organizations that are engaged with the Corporate Coalition of Chicago — an alliance of companies working to address inequities in the Chicago region — are proof.
    — Andy Tonsing, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
  • The programs were created to serve as guardrails for civil rights enforcement, and to help remedy inequities faced by groups that have historically been discriminated against, such as minorities, women and people with disabilities.
    — Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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