How to Use affinity group in a Sentence

affinity group

noun
  • One is to join a section’s or council’s life member affinity group.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2022
  • There are many reasons to want an affinity group to be part of your selection criteria.
    — David John Marotta, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Notably, Etsy sales are driven by keywords and affinity groups.
    — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2024
  • And student affinity groups, including clubs like the Black student union, are growing.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
  • This event involved all the affinity groups coming together to share our own cultural dishes that involve rice.
    — oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Neobanks’ claims of how big their affinity groups are misleading because most of us belong to multiple affinity groups.
    — Ron Shevlin, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
  • Expanding and adding resource centers and affinity groups could help those students feel more welcome on campus, experts said.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
  • But affinity groups for Black men who have kids with autism are a successful way to get the dads to engage with their emotions, Hannon said.
    — Kenya Hunter, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • Also explore whether your company has an employee resource group or affinity group for parents—or start one yourself.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Does the account present itself as an affinity group but without a clear mention of a person or organization running the group?
    — Suhauna Hussain Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Do student affinity groups feel supported in organizing events?
    — Liz Doe Stone, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Ali, the Penn student, said all Black students are eligible for membership to their affinity group.
    — Uwa Ede-Osifo, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The school vowed to continue to hold conversations with Fran's House affinity group students about the future of their housing needs.
    — Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 16 May 2021
  • That letter said the district violated the law by separating students and staff by race for various training and affinity groups.
    — Brendan Clarey | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
  • That means better pay, coupled with mental health support, employee affinity groups and fun extracurriculars that don’t center on post-shift drinks.
    — Kim Severson, New York Times, 30 May 2023
  • Adams’s Peter is the skeptical newcomer to the affinity group, reluctantly popping his head in, puzzled at their habits and language.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 2 July 2022
  • Hammond says creating space for affinity groups to socialize was integral to the festival’s mission and made certain nights distinctly unique.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Another building features popular affinity groups residents took part in.
    — Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
  • Parents Defending Education asked the court to eliminate both the racial affinity group and biased speech policies.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Research on affinity groups demonstrates that members feel more supported by colleagues after participating.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • One way schools can compensate for lower admissions is by focusing on retention through mentorship programs and affinity groups for their students of color to reduce college dropout rates.
    — Time, 29 June 2023
  • For Black men, affinity groups provide a platform to advocate for equitable policies in industries like cryptocurrency, where they are often overlooked.
    — Tonya Evans, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The recommendations include, among others, training staff on how to discuss the conflict, supporting affinity groups, and hosting interfaith panels.
    — Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Set a goal to share your talents with your community by volunteering with your local program to end children’s food insecurity or by establishing a work affinity group to adopt a charity in your town.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Throughout the week, guests are invited to attend official sessions at the convention venues; affinity group receptions; lectures and presentations; and film screenings.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • The intertribal All Nations Singers are in front, then the folks carrying sacred eagle staffs, then tribal flag bearers, then the bannermen from a range of affinity groups.
    — Washington Post, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Eventually, Digital Jack will migrate into the metaverse, possibly even showing up in a golf affinity group, allowing users to get advice on their swing or play a round of golf with the legend.
    — Partner Content, Variety, 6 July 2022
  • There is a complex American firearm ecosystem, a machine built to benefit corporate priorities, smoothed along by craven and greedy politicians, molded into an identity by affinity groups.
    — Jill Filipovic, Time, 4 Oct. 2017
  • Extremists can network and reach audiences as never before on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter, which are designed to attract people’s attention and divide them into affinity groups.
    — Fiona Hill, Foreign Affairs, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Provide culturally responsive holistic health support, including wellness programs and wellness discussions in peer support networks, affinity groups and cohorts.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026

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