How to Use Eurocentric in a Sentence

Eurocentric

adjective
  • The fairy tale is a Eurocentric form, dealing with class, right?
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 2024-12-04
  • The result tends to be a Eurocentric notion of the West.
    — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 2024-03-11
  • Michelin stars and tasting menus were reserved for more Eurocentric cuisines.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 2023-09-01
  • For the most part, it’s fashioned in a very Eurocentric, western, capital- and business-minded approach to how the world should be.
    — Diana Budds, Curbed, 2022-04-18
  • Well, there are a few reasons for that, including Eurocentric beauty standards.
    — Kayla Greaves, Allure, 2024-09-18
  • This rather Eurocentric view of the past still shapes how most international relations scholars see the world.
    — Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 2022-09-06
  • Taylor Wilson: And Josh, this new center seems like kind of a Eurocentric effort.
    — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 2023-07-04
  • Chemical perms and hot comb presses have long been (mis)understood as a form of assimilation — as a bowing to Eurocentric beauty standards.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 2022-11-10
  • They're confronted with Eurocentric beauty ideals that purposely exclude them.
    — Kathy Pierre, Parents, 2023-12-03
  • Concert dance is notoriously most often presented through the Eurocentric male lens.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2023-06-10
  • In general, Brian said, The Post has been trying to use more accent marks — a change from our former, more Eurocentric practice.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 2023-08-16
  • In a society that still clings to Eurocentric ideals, Black hair is often politicized, scrutinized, and misunderstood.
    — Essence, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Many Black women feel the pressure to conform, assimilate and change their hairstyle to adhere to Eurocentric standards of beauty and understandably so.
    — Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Black Is King was an impressive entry point to African spiritualities for those used to Eurocentric imagery.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2024-04-02
  • Privilege often manifests the most in the off-duty model aesthetic, a look deeply tied to Eurocentric beauty standards, that further pushes the narrative of unattainable ease.
    — Daisy Maldonado, Vogue, 2025-02-26
  • For Ali and Khimji, both of whom incorporate post-colonial theory in their work, exhibiting at the event is a statement of reclaiming a space in a Eurocentric and often elitist art world.
    — CNN, 2023-03-03
  • Nelson George's documentary traces the arc of Copeland's historic career in the traditionally Eurocentric world of ballet.
    — EW.com, 2024-05-21
  • The term is Eurocentric, or viewed in the perception of Europeans, and doesn’t account for the vastness of the area’s culture, language, or history, according to Zayan.
    — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2024-05-07
  • What factors contributed to Formula 1 progressing from a Eurocentric sport to one with immense global popularity?
    — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 2024-03-15
  • The lack of positive representation of Black beauty in the media reinforces the desirability politics at play, where beauty is often defined through a Eurocentric lens.
    — Sheilla Mamona, refinery29.com, 2024-09-13
  • Skewed salaries | Eurocentric views | Best measure | Clear-cut choice Cruelty to animals should be greatly reduced when more people choose to be vegetarian and vegan.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 2024-09-04
  • But they’ve been constantly interrupted by Eurocentric civilization.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2022-09-01
  • Historically, the beauty industry has been heavily influenced by Eurocentric standards.
    — Milca Elvira Chacon, AZCentral.com, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Simultaneously, Eurocentric tastes are becoming less popular, Ray said.
    — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 2023-05-15
  • The exhibition is meant to be both an indictment of American materialism and a tribute to Indigenous artists who have been silenced by Eurocentric institutions, says Luger.
    — Laura Regensdorf Katharine Sohn Laura Bannister Osman Can Yerebakan Shannon Adducci, New York Times, 2025-02-13
  • How else is the community of wine diversifying culturally and geographically, beyond the historically limited Eurocentric view?
    — Cathy Huyghe, Forbes, 2024-10-19

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