How to Use sexism in a Sentence

sexism

noun
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  • The film isn’t subtle about the blatant sexism of the era.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Rob Price says the sport of kings is rife with cheating and sexism.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 May 2024
  • Howard also points to sexism and ageism for lube’s bad rap.
    — Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2023
  • What’s more, the sexism in parts of the Big Book is preposterous.
    — Virginia Heffernan, Wired, 19 Apr. 2022
  • On the campaign trail, his choice of words led to charges of sexism, and back problems forced him to pull out of the last debate.
    — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
  • Inequality and sexism still exist in the United States (as well as the rest of the world).
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023
  • That’s largely due to factors like the gender wage gap and sexism in the workplace.
    — Brittany Loggins, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The disruption of Amy sees Cedric and Jean-Michel face up to their latent sexism.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Jan. 2022
  • Canadians of all ages were appalled that ageism and sexism could have led to the ouster of a beloved anchor.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • However, sexism in the sport hasn’t washed away overnight.
    — Frankie Adkins, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2023
  • When the forces of sexism land on Barbie, Robbie’s face crumbles beneath the weight of epiphany.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024
  • In recent years, many have come to acknowledge the role that sexism played in Ono’s image in the press.
    — NBC News, 22 Dec. 2021
  • The history of sport is rife with sexism that has held back women.
    — Steve Magness, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The culture really seems to be reckoning with the sexism of the ‘90s.
    — Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Is there any acknowledgment of the sexism and misogyny of that time in the film? .
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 19 May 2022
  • None of this is to say that sexism doesn’t exist in America.
    — Laura McGann, Washington Post, 23 July 2024
  • People talk about her battles with sexism, but how about that ageism front.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Their boss, Richard (Bernsen), would face charges of sexism and likely have to sign over the company to his new partner.
    — Angela Dawson, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • He was criticized for what many saw was a display of sexism.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The show’s creator, Valerie Armstrong, takes on the lazy sexism of sitcoms.
    — Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Holding open the door or giving up a seat on the train or bus is more common outside of the States, where it might be viewed as a form of sexism.
    — Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Male birth control:What's getting in the way, sexism or science?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 7 July 2024
  • Vivian starts an anonymous zine that calls out her school's sexism.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Despite the fact that Minx takes place in the ’70s, the show deals with issues of misogyny and sexism that still persist today.
    — Sydney Odman, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2022
  • By the way, the rampant sexism and outright harassment is true to the era, but shocking four decades later.
    — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Mar. 2022
  • The band has been frank about how sexism likely played a role in their long overdue induction into the Hall of Fame.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2021
  • The conversation over sexism at the Capitol has been taking place more openly in the wake of the #MeToo movement.
    — Alexei Koseff, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Oct. 2021
  • Statements like this, which reveal the depth of sexism with which female artists had to contend, have caused many to question the very idea of genius.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 7 Nov. 2023
  • If the narrative of the 20th century is one of male greatness and genius, a pantheon of figures such as Nietzsche and Freud, Tokarczuk insists that this history obscures a world of shameful sexism.
    — Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The vice president rarely references her gender on the campaign trail, but her key supporters are starting to make more direct appeals to male voters, hoping to overcome ingrained sexism — or just plain apathy — as election day looms.
    — Will Weissert and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024

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