correctness

Example Sentences

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My father, a World War II officer and stickler for correctness, was especially proud of my medal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

In the early 1990s, the two men wrote for a campus publication, attacking what they saw as political correctness destroying American higher education.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

She said actions to address harassment and violence against women, and other groups facing discrimination were increasingly perceived as political correctness.

From BBC • May 2, 2025

The tunes are all exuberant, and even with a new era of political correctness, never offensive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025

And so the two fell to angry looks and hatred, although the elder, being proud of her correctness, would deal only in silent scorn, careful to ignore the other’s very presence.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck