ism

Example Sentences

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Lemon's -ism appears have taproots into the frontal cortex of his cerebrum, entangled in a way that may be impossible for any amount of "formal training" to overcome.

From Salon

Without ever forgetting its origin in American racism, “Pass Over” broadens to include every kind of -ism, including the ultimately unanswerable one of existentialism.

From New York Times

Maggie’s search takes her — smart, determined and still carrying a torch for her ex — into a feverish mash of racism, homophobia, police corruption, Nazi sympathizers and a particularly poisonous form of “America First”-ism.

From Seattle Times

For all of the flack we give America –– in regards to the racism, sexism, classism, colorism and all of the other isms that have spearheaded generations of mass oppression – dreams sometimes do come true.

From Salon

That legitimacy gives the president a firm foundation on which to orchestrate not a self-aggrandizing movement or hazy “isms” but campaigns for employment, infrastructure and an end to COVID-19.

From Los Angeles Times