How to Use diversity in a Sentence

diversity

noun
  • The city is known for its cultural diversity.
  • The island has more diversity in plant life than other islands nearby.
  • The school aims for diversity in its student population.
  • The handsome creatures have hooked the interest of evolutionists and ecologists because of their dazzling diversity of shapes, behaviors, and feeding habits, which include nibbling the fins and scales of other fish.
    Science, 26 Nov. 2004
  • There are people in the industry who are advocates, who support diversity.
    Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • And therefore to refuse to enforce the law is to the benefit of diversity, equity and inclusion.
    Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2023
  • This article is part of our Design special section on how the recent push for diversity in design is changing the way the world looks.
    Jane Margolies, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Republicans are leaning on the diversity of their candidate slate in these districts.
    Justin Green, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Part of the challenge of mapping the Latino right is the diversity of the Latino experience.
    Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The proposal would bar colleges from using state or federal funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
    Anthony Izaguirre and Brendan Farrington, ajc, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The diversity starts at the top, with the ownership group.
    Greg Cote, miamiherald, 28 June 2018
  • One of the best things about the food scene in Cleveland Heights is its diversity.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 3 Apr. 2020
  • There is more work to be done on that front in terms of diversity, as well.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2021
  • There’s just been a lack of diversity in the music that’s up on that stage.
    Shannon Barbour, Cosmopolitan, 1 Feb. 2018
  • The two men enthused over the idea of craft, diversity and uniqueness in a talk the day after the show.
    Rory Satran, WSJ, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The show is still a joy to watch, but the lack of diversity is extremely off-putting.
    Sumiko Wilson, refinery29.com, 8 Oct. 2020
  • Yet the churn did not lead to big strides in diversity, according to the study.
    Reuters, CNN, 18 Nov. 2021
  • To me, what the States do best is diversity, is culture.
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 5 July 2022
  • There may be diversity on your sets but not in your lives.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The lack of diversity is not in-line with the decades-long spirit and ideals of the cannabis community.
    Andrew Ward, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2022
  • But the trigger for their diversity may well have been the reverse.
    The Economist, 7 June 2018
  • Evans said one of the first things recruits ask about is the county’s racial diversity.
    Kristen Griffith, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 8 Apr. 2021
  • There is about a 51 percent increase in terms of diversity across the league.
    CBS News, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The initiative will help Spain catch up on the diversity score.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Over time, as the caves cooled, the diversity of microbes inside the caves increased.
    Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
  • Perhaps the diversity could have been more across the genders.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2022
  • But diversity is not the French-girl construct that sells.
    Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Why not express our pride and our diversity right here in our own city?
    Susan Keaton, Naperville Sun, 28 June 2018
  • Many are also aware that racial diversity is on the wane, with the white population on the rise.
    Tim Roberts, The Denver Post, 2 Dec. 2019
  • The Globes have since made efforts to increase the diversity of its voting body.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023

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