1
: of, relating to, or based on a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
a racial minority
2
: existing or occurring between races (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
racial equality
Examples of racial in a Sentence
What is your racial identity?
There was racial tension on campus.
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From the ambient rhythm of Poems by my great Grandmother, to textual allusions drawn from Bob Marley’s War—itself a reinterpretation of Haile Selassie’s historic speech against racial injustice—Mutu weaves a multi-sensory tapestry of resistance and remembrance.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The racial profiling in the ICE raids has been beyond doubt, striking fear in millions of the brown-skinned and netting some U.S. citizens.
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New data released by the United States Census Bureau Thursday showed that the country's Asian population grew the fastest in the past year, while the white population became the racial group to decline.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
The racial profiling in the ICE raids has been beyond doubt, striking fear in millions of the brown-skinned and netting some U.S. citizens.
—Thomas Elias, Oc Register, 27 June 2025
New data released by the United States Census Bureau Thursday showed that the country's Asian population grew the fastest in the past year, while the white population became the racial group to decline.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
The racial disparities inherent in this practice are profound.
—Vincent Schiraldi, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for racial
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“Racial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/racial. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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racial
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ra·cial
ˈrā-shəl 
: of, relating to, or based on a race
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