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Examples of bigotry in a Sentence
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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In addition to its anti-American propaganda, Bin Laden’s letter also included extensive antisemitic bigotry.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
And the traditional view of sexuality—common to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—was recast as bigotry.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
The growing anxieties about potential violence on college campuses comes as many Jewish and Muslim people nationwide confront what advocacy organizations have described as a sharp uptick in antisemitism and Islamophobia, heightening fears of hate crimes and other forms of bigotry and persecution.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Grabbed from the internet, these troves can be toxic — rife with pornography, misogyny, violence and bigotry.
—Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The universities are now supporting bigotry and genocide by allowing these protests.
—Greg Lukianoff, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Bush’s post-9/11 mosque visit seems rather quaint today, especially given the rest of his presidency would end up inflaming Islamophobia and bigotry, and pave the way for Trump’s unique brand of hostility years later.
—Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
This urge to differentiate and define appears throughout the novel; so, too, do bias and bigotry.
—Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
Perhaps the memory lingers, or it has been refreshed by the new fashion for anti-LGBTQ bigotry in national politics.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
And the traditional view of sexuality—common to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam—was recast as bigotry.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
The growing anxieties about potential violence on college campuses comes as many Jewish and Muslim people nationwide confront what advocacy organizations have described as a sharp uptick in antisemitism and Islamophobia, heightening fears of hate crimes and other forms of bigotry and persecution.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2023
Grabbed from the internet, these troves can be toxic — rife with pornography, misogyny, violence and bigotry.
—Szu Yu Chen, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
The universities are now supporting bigotry and genocide by allowing these protests.
—Greg Lukianoff, National Review, 25 Oct. 2023
Bush’s post-9/11 mosque visit seems rather quaint today, especially given the rest of his presidency would end up inflaming Islamophobia and bigotry, and pave the way for Trump’s unique brand of hostility years later.
—Hafiz Rashid, The New Republic, 18 Oct. 2023
This urge to differentiate and define appears throughout the novel; so, too, do bias and bigotry.
—Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2023
Perhaps the memory lingers, or it has been refreshed by the new fashion for anti-LGBTQ bigotry in national politics.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 2 Dec. 2023.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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