Definition of bigotry
bigotries
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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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James wound up with 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists a day after dealing with bigotry far away from basketball.
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His work is often inflected with a tone of crass, satirical bigotry that leaves him just enough room to declare it all a joke.
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James wound up with 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists a day after dealing with bigotry far away from basketball.
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James wound up with 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists a day after dealing with bigotry far away from basketball.
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This comes as other episodes of bigotry have shaken the country, including the spray-painting of a racial slur on the gate of basketball superstar LeBron James' mansion in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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This comes as other episodes of bigotry have shaken the country, including the spray-painting of a racial slur on the gate of basketball superstar LeBron James’ mansion in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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As news of the stabbing spread across the country, the Center for American-Islamic Relations issued a statement calling on President Trump denounce bigotry targeting Muslims and other minority groups.
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This one sees Stefano finally abandoning bigotry and the two lovers locked in each other’s arms, declaring their relationship to both their worlds in a climax that’s both unexpected and intuitively satisfying.
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Origin and Etymology of bigotry
see bigot
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: acts or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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