Example Sentences

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Privileging logic, Holmes has little time for civility or compassion.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

Privileging raw feelings over the cooked analysis of them not only fuels anti-intellectualism, but also conceals the socio-historical context that produces those feelings.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2017

That’s why this case is harder than a simple “yay, speech wins” reaction can capture: Privileging “gentle counseling” for some isn’t quite the same as promoting free speech for all. 

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2014