Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ethnicity
In Bexar County, where Latinos make up 60% of the population, a Hispanic surname can benefit candidates of that ethnicity.
—
Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
Because in a sea of mostly female fans, women hyped each other up, popped their booties in solidarity with each other and cheered people of every body type and ethnicity.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Cancelling grants and funding on the basis of DEI constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other qualities, the organizations claimed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
Molly Smith, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Mar. 2026
Because in a sea of mostly female fans, women hyped each other up, popped their booties in solidarity with each other and cheered people of every body type and ethnicity.
—Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026
Cancelling grants and funding on the basis of DEI constitutes discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, and other qualities, the organizations claimed.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
For decades, Asian American actors struggled to get jobs because they were not considered box office draws, said Nancy Wang Yuen, a professor at Crafton Hills College who studies race and ethnicity in film.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for ethnicity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ethnicity
Noun
-
British men Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, and a 17-year-old of dual British-Pakistani nationality, all from east London, were charged Friday with arson and being reckless as to whether life would be endangered.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
-
Debris fell in the city’s Ajban area, with 12 people of foreign nationality sustaining injuries including one Nepali national suffering a major injury.—
Leila Gharagozlou,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Groypers believe that for decades America has prostrated itself to immigrants and foreign nations at the expense of its own languishing citizens.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
-
Meanwhile, drone incursions into neighboring countries -- among them NATO allies -- have raised concerns of the war spilling over into non-combatant nations.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ethnicity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ethnicity. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
