double standard
Example Sentences
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A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticized Clooney getting his passport despite speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard."
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
This double standard is reflected in Georgia’s polling.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025
The suit criticized USC’s decision to keep the Wilson donation as “a deeply troubling double standard and a gross misuse of donor trust.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
The incident drew claims of a double standard.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
That’s what I call a robot double standard.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
