stigma

Example Sentences

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Trainor said the stigma against facial hair as unkempt and dirty is fading, calling it part of a broader trend of “greater informality in dress and grooming and speech.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

The film highlighted the experience of teen girls in Surkhet, Nepal, and the menstrual stigma they faced.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The announcement of the crisis house opening in Swindon comes on Mental Health Awareness Week, an annual UK-wide campaign that challenges stigma and promotes practical actions people can take to support their own wellbeing.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Isabel Diaz, 53, survived the outbreak with a different stigma -- her father, Victor Diaz, was labeled "patient zero," and attended the birthday party while displaying the early symptoms of hantavirus.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Bull held his disbelieving grimace for a full ten seconds, staring at his finger as though a stigma had formed on his dust-violated digit.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy