gentile

Example Sentences

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In Platt’s highly physical interpretation, he is scrunched and sickly looking, as if literally oppressed by the gentile society around him.

From New York Times

If someone had complained that a more qualified gentile had been passed over for a “lesser Jew,” it would be obvious that comment was antisemitic.

From Washington Post

On her podcast, Sarah Silverman has spoken passionately about how Jewish characters are regularly played by gentile actors, specifically lamenting the lack of meaty roles for women.

From New York Times

That is one of the root causes of tensions between gentile Blacks and white Jews.

From Salon

Rather, our unsentimental assessment of relations between gentile Blacks and white Jews provides some context to think through today's challenges, like the battle to re-secure voting rights.

From Salon