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Examples of bigotry in a Sentence
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Willfully complicating the name’s pronunciation or questioning its ethnic origins—as happened during Barack Obama’s presidency and Donald Trump’s ongoing obsession with the birtherism lie—is a calculated tactic rooted in blatant bigotry.
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Mekita Rivas, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Nothing ever happens, except for when violence — or bigotry, its tool — flashes through the narrative like a bolt of lightning.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The event revealed and confirmed why Trump’s bigotry and misogyny are unacceptable, not just to Black people, not just to African American journalists, but also to every American who hopes for progress and equity.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Not from divergent ideas — students should face those in abundance — but from bigotry.
—Jeffrey Koseff, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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Mekita Rivas, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
Nothing ever happens, except for when violence — or bigotry, its tool — flashes through the narrative like a bolt of lightning.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2024
The event revealed and confirmed why Trump’s bigotry and misogyny are unacceptable, not just to Black people, not just to African American journalists, but also to every American who hopes for progress and equity.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
Not from divergent ideas — students should face those in abundance — but from bigotry.
—Jeffrey Koseff, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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