Examples of scarlet letter in a Sentence
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The two medical students were surprised that in Chicago, adding ketchup could earn someone a scarlet letter.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But even those reactionaries to the shifting sensibilities are poised to arrive late at the party or have their shifts come across as insincere or forced to wear the scarlet letter of sellout.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Impeachment will still be a useful constitutional tool because of the scarlet letter that presidents perceive in being impeached, Mr. Gerhardt said, citing Mr. Clinton and Mr. Trump.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In darker days, the 27-year-old host of Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast wore her identity as a fan-fiction enthusiast like a scarlet letter.
—Bella Arnold, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Was the woman who had been branded with a scarlet letter as scary as they’d been led to believe?
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Anything lower than an A can be akin to a scarlet letter for a restaurant.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
But when someone leaves, the community labels them an 'apostate' – the scarlet letter of the FLDS.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 22 June 2023
Twitter Blue check marks have become a sort of scarlet letter on the platform, and subscribers are often teased for purchasing their verification and accused of clout chasing.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2024
But even those reactionaries to the shifting sensibilities are poised to arrive late at the party or have their shifts come across as insincere or forced to wear the scarlet letter of sellout.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
Impeachment will still be a useful constitutional tool because of the scarlet letter that presidents perceive in being impeached, Mr. Gerhardt said, citing Mr. Clinton and Mr. Trump.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2024
In darker days, the 27-year-old host of Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast wore her identity as a fan-fiction enthusiast like a scarlet letter.
—Bella Arnold, Vulture, 25 Jan. 2024
Was the woman who had been branded with a scarlet letter as scary as they’d been led to believe?
—Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Anything lower than an A can be akin to a scarlet letter for a restaurant.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
But when someone leaves, the community labels them an 'apostate' – the scarlet letter of the FLDS.
—Lauren Lantry, ABC News, 22 June 2023
Twitter Blue check marks have become a sort of scarlet letter on the platform, and subscribers are often teased for purchasing their verification and accused of clout chasing.
—Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Scarlet letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarlet%20letter. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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