How to Use boycott in a Sentence

boycott

verb
  • They boycotted the city's bus system.
  • We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment.
  • Schiff is among the Democrats boycotting the speech.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • One user even went so far as to boycott the brand.
    John Brandon, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This time, the calls to boycott the Games were too loud to ignore.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Calls to boycott the soccer games have grown louder in the last few months.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
  • This is why there are right-wing groups on social media boycotting the movie.
    Patrisse Cullors, Glamour, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Fans threatened to boycott her; the worst of them threatened to kill her child.
    Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Lapid feels stronger, however, by calls to boycott his work abroad.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Fans could boycott games, which would impact the team’s finances.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Amid the backlash, some consumers boycotted the beer brand.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • If a handful of top men and women boycott, their demands will be met.
    Greg Cote may 10, Miami Herald, 10 May 2026
  • Will countries or teams boycott the World Cup?
    Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • This then led to a string of famous women boycotting the platform.
    Mary Wang, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Players are not boycotting this year’s French Open.
    Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Rather than boycott the game, the Houston Nine formed their own tour.
    Claire Wolters, National Geographic, 5 July 2019
  • Why are people boycotting Chobani?
    Emily Barnes, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If Bud Light were the only beer in the world, it would not be boycotted.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • This has in essence led to the two countries boycotting each other's products.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
  • Now, many are calling for restaurants and customers to boycott the brand.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 9 June 2022
  • But Morales' calls to boycott the election appeared to fall flat.
    Lucinda Elliott, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Here's what's behind the social media calls to boycott the chain.
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Many artists have boycotted the venue in protest of the president’s actions.
    Nicholas Riccardi, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • From that moment on, Gilmore boycotted the city’s buses.
    Time, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Many young fans of the books have boycotted the books in recent years, as a result of the author’s views.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Some have vowed to boycott the NBA over the league’s activism.
    Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
  • There had been talk of a protest or boycott if a team with Lanzarotti entered.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 June 2019
  • Many of the country’s top medical and law schools have chosen to boycott the list.
    Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Turkmen and Arabs largely boycotted the vote and kept a low profile.
    Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2017
  • But Irish leaders in the north and south have been under pressure to boycott this year.
    Marisa Bellack, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024

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