How to Use intersectional in a Sentence
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Neither game was close, but this was a great intersectional split.
—Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 12 May 2020
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Both use food as a tool for protest and intersectional equity.
—Tunde Wey, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2017
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As with so many things, how climate change affects health is intersectional.
—refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2020
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When the work is intersectional without being showy, that’s the best.
—Vulture, 30 Nov. 2022
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Place herbaceous and intersectional roots so the plump pink or white buds near the top are ½ inch below the soil surface.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2020
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Given the lack of intersectional games, what role, if any, can perceived strength of schedule play in the process?
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2020
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To be fair, the movement has made a conscious effort to be intersectional.
—Valentina Zarya, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2018
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Climate change is very intersectional, from food to women's rights.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2022
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The picture looks much bleaker through the intersectional lens.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2022
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Gilman’s world was a utopia, although not exactly an intersectional one.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2017
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Yeah, Beyond Meat is much more intersectional in terms of its impact.
—Brendan Doherty, Forbes, 25 May 2021
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The past two years have kept me on my toes as the pandemic has brought the cracks of intersectional gender equity to the surface.
—Katica Roy, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2022
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For me, intersectional artists are going to really make a wave that is both social and economic change.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2019
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But the work is far from over and the conversation must continue to become more intersectional.
—Leah Juliett, Glamour, 4 June 2018
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There are, of course, intersectional overlaps, and many people who are both pansexual and polyamorous.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 14 June 2021
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And the challenges faced by intersectional minorities, like women of color, are even greater.
—Elizabeth Logan, Teen Vogue, 23 Jan. 2018
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The book incorporates more research and intersectional studies than the blog post did.
—Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com, 12 June 2019
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This is an intersectional uphill battle for women and the men who are scared for their reputation with other men to defend us.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 25 Oct. 2017
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But this is the Ducks’ only opportunity to win the kind of big, intersectional matchup that would put them on the playoff radar.
—oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2019
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The new imagery also spits in the eye of good taste, and the industry’s current intersectional-feminist mood.
—Eviana Hartman, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2018
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The greatest intersectional rivalry in college sports recently received the twice-over, thanks to one of its own.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Work that exploited a party's failure for many years to see the value of intersectional politics.
—Joshua Rivera, GQ, 8 Dec. 2017
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Cunningham’s debut was met with a guest list that reflected this intersectional spirit.
—Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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Labor doesn't just mean labor unions; the movement itself is a broad, intersectional network of working people who use diverse means to fight for their rights.
—Kim Kelly, Teen Vogue, 4 Apr. 2019
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In order for the feminist movement to truly be progressive and intersectional, white women must face this fact and begin to take on their load of work.
—Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2018
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The political aim of the intersectional Left is to blur these distinctions.
—Cameron Hilditch, National Review, 22 Sep. 2020
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Now what's really fascinating is that there was sort of a gap between the intersectional left and the Bernie Sanders left.
—Fox News, 6 July 2018
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While the bill is an important step forward, the roots of anti-Asian bias are complex, intersectional, and steeped in history.
—Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 19 May 2021
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The few intersectional games that remained didn't include two conferences from the Power Five.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2020
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Later in the winter, the Reader hosted a discussion about intersectional feminism and how to do it.
—Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 19 Jan. 2018
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