How to Use netizen in a Sentence
netizen
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Pepe the Frog is more or less a young netizen's worldwide mood.
—Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, 23 Aug. 2019
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See what netizens are saying about the rebrand.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
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After episode four, netizens have called out her behavior on the show.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 27 Jan. 2026
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The incident struck clearly close to home for some netizens.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, some netizens are advising to bet against SpaceX to make a buck.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 June 2026
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Chinese netizens have also expressed their views.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Any avid netizen might tell you that Ice Spice's power seems to lie partly in always being in on the joke.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
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The rap went viral, receiving both criticism and praise from netizens.
—Natalie Kainz, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2024
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Chinese netizens went after it with affection rather than mockery.
—Drew Bernstein, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
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Naturally, the post led many fans to speculate what this could mean, and netizens responded under the post.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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The actors wore dresses with floating straps which instantly perplexed viewers and netizens alike.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2024
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Yet in terms of language, including what the state allows Chinese netizens to say online, a shift has occurred.
—The Economist, 12 July 2018
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According to some netizens, the handheld puffs are one of the best products to ever come from Little Caesars.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2024
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While the start of a new year usually marks an occasion to set sights on the future and prepare for the year ahead, this year, netizens were primed to do the exact opposite.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
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Chinese netizens began to push for transparency, accountability and the rule of law.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020
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In-flight couch row 'worth it,' say some netizens While some travelers may be harder to please, not everyone is suspicious of the option.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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The programs were designed to learn how to make conversation by listening to Chinese netizens.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2017
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The average netizen can probably get away with only a 4TB external hard drive.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
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Some netizens have shared a photo of Kamala Harris and Diddy posing with one another.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 25 Oct. 2024
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Searches for Szczerek and the name of his company surged after the footage went viral, and netizens have used review sites to voice their disapproval of his actions.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
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With prices ranging from 3 renminbi to 38 renminbi, some Chinese netizens cheered the brand on for being down-to-earth.
—Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
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With the mountain of allegations hanging over Combs’ head, netizens couldn’t help but look at the interactions with multiple side eyes.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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As Thanksgiving approaches, netizens are taking to Instagram to show off their festive fall fits.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Nov. 2023
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Her tweets in Mandarin had been screenshot and passed around in WeChat groups of influential Chinese netizens.
—New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020
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These apps may be well suited to predict the behavior of Chinese netizens, but their AI models may not hold for outside markets.
—Paul Scharre, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2023
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In its early days, the new law’s effects will be more about the power struggles behind the curtain of the world’s biggest companies; not about making netizens’ lives easier.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2024
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Chinese-speaking netizens were amused by the story, and in particular the absurd display of cops escorting the diminutive android.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026
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Smaller startups introduced maps for Chinese netizens to track the number of virus infections in a neighborhood in real time.
—Liza Lin, WSJ, 4 Feb. 2020
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Kieran is caught up in angsty dynamics with other netizens, frustrated by his struggle to advance in the world, and irked by his lack of fruitful real-life relationships.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2019
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However, Holker’s claims weren’t met with acceptance as more netizens continued to push back and refute her tale that Stephen may have been abusing drugs.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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