Examples of patriarchal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Employed by the Liu crime family in Ciudad del Este, Chris falls for the brilliant Ana Liu — whose tactical genius and intuitive understanding of the new economy are overlooked by her patriarchal father in favor of her party boy brother. — Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 Aug. 2022 But domesticity on patriarchal terms didn’t suit her. — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2022 Really, the movement has transformed into a safe space for women to redefine and reclaim beauty, style, and joy on their own terms, sans the patriarchal male gaze. — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 3 Aug. 2022 Switzerland is a country which has always had strong patriarchal roots, but life for women is finally changing for the better. — Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Brought up in a patriarchal society, Srebrenica women were expected to suffer in silence and not confront Serb leaders, who continue to downplay or even deny the 1995 massacre. — Sabina Niksic, ajc, 9 July 2022 At its core, The Princess is an underdog story, set in a patriarchal society. — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 30 June 2022 Austen’s heroines, too, are often in and of themselves ahead of their own patriarchal times, nurturing a kind of proto-feminist viewpoint and conducting themselves in accordance with it. — Philippa Snow, The New Republic, 15 July 2022 Respectability politics has no place in this show because to me that’s centering white patriarchal standards. — Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 15 July 2022 See More

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