objectification

Example Sentences

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"I was 17. I was in a moment of discovery. As women, it's such unfair objectification."

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

This adoration necessitated objectification, and from the 1970s onward, Updike’s fiction came in for a good deal of feminist scorn.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

“Companion” is a rough draft of a movie about objectification, a lazy first pass that hopes its audience will mistake the insinuation of progressivism for the actual philosophy.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

Grammatically speaking, I’ve contemplated the power of the closeup, both an objectification and a privilege.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Every grade of the objectification of will fights for the matter, the space, and the time of the others.

From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur