correctness

Example Sentences

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“Even in Seattle, where political correctness feeds at the twin troughs of good manners and social rectitude, satirist Mark Russell has a following,” John Levesque, TV critic of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper, wrote in 1997.

From Washington Post

The allegations include misogyny and sexism, breaching confidence and mocking political correctness publicly.

From BBC

"Marxism," "socialism," "political correctness," "demonic," "sexualization": The world of right-wing propaganda is rife with terms that have been appropriated and rendered meaningless, allowing conservatives to apply them to everything.

From Salon

Political correctness is only one of the many cherished attitudes that Berg flays.

From Washington Post

On its Italian website, after he stepped down, the group praised his work, saying it hopes “the ongoing investigation will demonstrate the correctness of his actions.”

From Seattle Times