How to Use stigma in a Sentence
stigma
noun- There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.
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And so this is where some of the stigma comes in.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 16 Sep. 2025
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There might be less hype—and less stigma.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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A lot of guys were just scared of the stigma that came with it.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
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Is one of the goals of the doc to break the stigma around autism?
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 June 2025
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There’s a whole thing about the video game curse and the stigma of that.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
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They are grouped in the center of the bloom around the stigma.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
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What stigma do women face around cannabis use?
—CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
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There was no stigma attached to that.
—Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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There's a stigma to asking for help.
—Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 28 May 2026
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There’s just a stigma attached to it, and that needs to change.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2019
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But even in the face of this progress, health stigma still persists.
—Zahra Barnes, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020
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There was so much pain that was still attached to it and so much stigma.
—Natalia M. Perez-Gonzalez, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2022
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Mental health stigma has met its match.
—Ace The Stigma Foundation, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026
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And then there's the matter of stigma.
—Ricci Shryock, NPR, 14 Mar. 2026
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There still is a stigma against YouTube.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
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How about a cure for weight stigma that isn't about (us) losing weight?
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
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That no longer carries a stigma.
—Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
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My book tries to slough the stigma from the words, to say it all aloud without shame.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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There is shame and stigma that comes with it seven years later.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
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Animals don’t have the stigma that comes with the loss of a limb.
—Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 18 Oct. 2017
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Brush the pollen on the stigma—the tube in the center of the flower.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
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But there's still a bit of a stigma around the name Sayonara.
—James Taylor, CBS News, 11 June 2026
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There’s just such a stigma about asking a person out on a friend date.
—Maggie Bullock, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2018
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The stigma of shame is often greater than the courage to protect the child.
—Time, 10 Nov. 2022
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End the silence, end the stigma and change the culture.
—Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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But the stigma around mental health issues, at least, has eased.
—New York Times, 10 May 2022
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But here, too, the science says cheese doesn’t deserve its stigma.
—Gilad Edelman, Wired, 22 Feb. 2021
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The stigma, at least, hasn’t stopped Stammen.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
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There's been a stigma for a long time that guys aren’t supposed to show their emotions.
—Jon Patrick Hatcher, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2019
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