acceptability

Example Sentences

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"As time goes on, more of a shared societal consensus may emerge about the acceptability of defendants' conduct."

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

In 1936, for instance, its readers were given an update on the acceptability of novels.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2025

But there has undeniably been a recent movement among marginalized people to identify as monstrous—or at least to identify with the monstrous—as a way to celebrate stepping outside the borders of acceptability.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

“We are so far away from being a post-racial society,” Ramakrishnan said, “but there does seem to be greater social acceptability for Hindus and Indians with distinctive names to run for office.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2024

I have someone to sit with—that counts as a step up on the ladder of social acceptability.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson