How to Use censorship in a Sentence

censorship

noun
  • To deny them this privilege is the worst form of censorship.
    Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 24 Aug. 2022
  • As trials commenced, discussions of censorship began to swirl, something the industry was staunchly against.
    Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The intervening years were a period of intense repression and censorship.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Even publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst was lobbying for film censorship.
    Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Like the Brooklyn Public Library, librarians in other parts of the country have been doing their part to push back against censorship.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Authoritarian governments justify censorship on the basis that some ideas are too disruptive or harmful to be heard.
    Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Sometimes, however, even everyday language is enough to confound online censorship mechanisms.
    Mary Hui, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Some on the right say that fears of GOP censorship are overblown.
    Hannah Natanson, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2023
  • And that is an area, on the Russian side of the border, with full censorship.
    Time, 10 Aug. 2023
  • At present, censorship of art and artists is stricter than ever.
    Holland Cotter, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The art of drag and the freedom of expression that comes with it is under threat of censorship.
    Tyler Renner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • By then, censorship was moving out of the courts and into schools and libraries.
    Joy Lanzendorfer, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Like all of Garner’s writing, the book might be seen as a response to a kind of censorship of feeling.
    Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2023
  • So why is Kennedy, who purports to care about issues of censorship, speaking at the summit?
    Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 21 June 2023
  • Because of propaganda and censorship, many of them weren’t aware of the depth and prevalence of poverty in the country.
    Li Yuan, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • In any case, this censorship snafu, though soon sorted out, was not what the occasion called for.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024
  • For some, like in Putin’s Russia or in Xi’s China, that’s through active state censorship.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 11 Aug. 2024
  • During his speech at the British Book Awards, Rushdie spoke out forcefully against censorship.
    Lauren Kent, CNN, 16 May 2023
  • Dropping a comic strip from our pages is not censorship.
    San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2023
  • At the same time, state legislators have sought to solve these problems in the worst possible way: with a wave of censorship of their own.
    José Antonio Bowen, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Despite the crushing censorship and prison realities that hover on the edges, the heart of this book is warm and gentle.
    Olivia Waite, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The analysis offers a snapshot of the spike in censorship but most likely fails to capture the magnitude of bans.
    Elizabeth A. Harris, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But overall, the program took care to present a variety of books, and avoid any appearance of censorship.
    Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The right wing and conservatives for years have accused Twitter of censorship with no proof.
    Luis Melgar, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2022
  • At the time, the Western art world was imploding, with artists voicing concerns about censorship.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 15 July 2024
  • Plus, fast charger secrets, the feds crack down on social media censorship, how to find the best router, and the best way to keep your cellphone number private.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • In his State of the State address in February, the governor spoke directly about censorship and book bans in schools.
    Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Experts say the incident speaks to a growing concern about censorship in the country.
    Brahmjot Kaur, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • And on social media platforms, censorship extends to self-censorship, as users restrict their own speech out of fear of reprisal.
    Majd Al-Waheidi, NPR, 18 Sep. 2024
  • History reveals that censorship of hateful ideas is often a cure that is worse than the disease, deepening social divides.
    Jacob McHangama, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2024

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