How to Use transphobic in a Sentence

transphobic

adjective
  • In our coldly transphobic present, Clean Slate feels like a warm cup of matcha.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
  • Rowling’s views on trans persons’ rights, which many have alleged are transphobic.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Gervais, who chose not to show up tonight, has drawn backlash in the past for transphobic jokes in his stand-up routines.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Full of transphobic and misogynistic bars, the streamer’s new song is the sound of the manosphere.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
  • In its day, the franchise drew protests from the religious right, but lately it’s been criticized as transphobic.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 31 July 2026
  • She also was accused of transphobic comments, mocking gender pronouns at one point.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Which still doesn’t entirely assuage my guilt when the Atlantic runs yet another transphobic screed.
    Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gervais has made transphobic jokes in specials and transphobic comments online.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This article discusses Ed Gein’s crimes, as well as transphobic depictions of them on screen.
    Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rowling has become a controversial figure in recent years due to her vocal transphobic views shared on social media.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The plots are bizarre—and often oddly racist, homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some users in the comments expressed disapproval of Rowling's visit due to previous comments that many deemed to be transphobic.
    Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • Navratilova has been called homophobic, transphobic, bigoted and worse for her position on women’s sports.
    Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • The message was interpreted as being transphobic amid the national debate over trans athletes.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, maybe you’d be tempted to point to the irony of Voldemort potentially being played by a female actor when Rowling is so transphobic.
    James Factora, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
  • She has long been criticized for transphobic commentary on X and for funding organizations that fight to exclude trans women from public life.
    Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rowling, who has courted controversy in recent years for her transphobic views, is also attached as an executive producer.
    EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Speaking specifically about those spreading transphobic views online, Ellis-Bextor said she was dismayed at the fervor with which many of them spoke.
    Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
  • These dynamics have given transphobic claims a veneer of legitimacy under the guise of protecting women and children.
    Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Charlie has already proven himself to be homophobic, but this comment was unbelievably transphobic against Emira, his one defender left on this cast.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 July 2026
  • For years, athletes and parents who questioned transgender participation in women’s sports were often labeled transphobic.
    Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Musk had also supporting transphobic posts about Elliot Page, who many initially asserted was playing Achilles.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 22 July 2026
  • In recent years, Rowling has sparked controversy for making anti-transgender comments and supporting others with transphobic views.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Rowling has attracted considerable controversy in recent years for making anti-transgender comments, as well as her support for others with transphobic views.
    Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This article contains descriptions of transphobic violence.
    Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • The author — who first came under fire in 2020 for making remarks widely condemned as transphobic — has denied being transphobic, defending her views as pro-feminist.
    Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Objections were also raised over transphobic comments Beckwith reportedly made in private conversation with students.
    Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Gruden’s emails contained racist, misogynistic, transphobic and homophobic statements.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As for the transphobic posts, Gretchen allegedly liked a post mocking trans influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney, a few which are posted by extreme right-winger Matt Walsh.
    Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2025

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