Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

You keep saying you know what birtherism is about, but you are not telling me what you think it is about.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 29, 2019

My first New York Times piece in 2011 was on birtherism, because, knowing this history, I was recognizing that our public sphere was becoming more susceptible to conspiracy theories.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2018

Mr. McCain laudably disputed her birtherism allegation, but in defending Mr. Obama by saying “No ma’am, he’s a decent family man and citizen,” he did not mention her allegation of untrustworthiness.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2018

Like the 90s or herpes simplex, birtherism is back, if it ever even went out of fashion.

From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2016

He went on to resurrect the elephant in the room – birtherism — which in many ways propelled Trump into the world of politics and has put him in Obama’s crosshairs in the past.

From MSNBC • Dec. 21, 2015