How to Use activism in a Sentence

activism

noun
  • Then there is the activism at its most mush-brained.
    — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • Maybe even try to get involved in activism—in big or small ways.
    — Glorious Hoshiko, Vogue, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Brown’s social activism lives on as well.
    — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
  • James’ activism didn’t hurt his bottom line.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 9 June 2026
  • Jackson was known for his activism.
    — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Photos and art from decades of travel and activism fill the space.
    — Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The vague wording leaves room for activism on the other side.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • My activism isn’t gonna be in the comments section.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026
  • In the nexus of patient activism and science, there is hope for a cure.
    — Sheana Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Off-screen, the actress has always been known for her activism.
    — Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Sundance and his activism were decades in the making.
    — Edward Segal, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Her activism sets her apart from other mainstream artists, fans say.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
  • If that activism ceases, so, too, will the prospect for change at the speed that is required.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022
  • A lot of these players fashion sort of social activism as part of their brand.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Many of us are doing this kind of public-facing activism work.
    — Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
  • His plan now is activism, to speak out and promote the need for a massive voter turnout.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • The focus of Bourne’s activism has shifted over the years.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Around half of these were was linked to anti-Israel activism.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Ruth Doyle died in a car wreck on one of those trips, but Ernest didn't stop his activism.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • But the decade of activism since Sandy Hook has laid the groundwork for change.
    — New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • This isn’t where Sunrise hoped it, or climate activism, would be by now.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Novakowski’s videos weren’t always meant to be a form of activism.
    — Erin Novakowski, refinery29.com, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Thorp claims to credit activism, along with his behind-the-scenes approach.
    — Jenna Norton, STAT, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Hibakusha activism really picked up around the same time.
    — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
  • This is not the first time social media has been leveraged as a tool for labor activism.
    — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2022
  • This decade has seen more union activism than any other in almost half a century.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026
  • One group supported the sports activism and tied it to changing the status quo.
    — Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras.
    — Will Potter july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
  • Academics who succumb to the sugar rush of activism lose their sense of balance.
    — Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The political activism of pop stars is, as a rule, on the restrained side.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022

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