How to Use ageism in a Sentence

ageism

noun
  • He accused his former employer of ageism when he lost his job to a younger man.
  • There are many ways ageism shows up in the workplace across all ages.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • The ageism part of it hasn't really been addressed as of yet.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 Sep. 2022
  • People talk about her battles with sexism, but how about that ageism front.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Paltrow does feel that the culture at large is making some strides against ageism.
    — Jessica Matlin, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2021
  • And ageism is much worse for women, who also live longer and have more of the money.
    — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2019
  • Like most women of a certain age, Bates has dealt with her fair share of ageism.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Like most women of a certain age, Bates has dealt with her fair share of ageism.
    — Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • This bias lies behind the ageism in tech and many other parts of the economy.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 3 Mar. 2022
  • And fighting ageism has become a movement.
    — Helen Dennis, Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
  • And the type of ageism young adults experience depends on their age.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
  • But Lemon’s attempt to attack one type of ageism quickly went awry.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2023
  • If things have marginally improved for women in film and music, ageism is still rife.
    — Olivia Marks, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The film lightly touches on issues of race, ageism and sexism.
    — Elizabeth Montgomery, azcentral, 25 May 2020
  • But ageism is one of the many -isms that have been rightfully put out to pasture in the modern era.
    — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2019
  • Of all the -isms, ageism often goes unchecked in our society today.
    — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2021
  • Lee has served the god of ageism and has, in my view, left a black mark on her reputation as a writer.
    — Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2021
  • This pattern reflects a type of ageism that men in the media industry rarely have to deal with.
    — Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 20 June 2019
  • Then there’s the ageism faced by veterans in an industry that thrives on newness.
    — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 17 Sep. 2024
  • If anything, the cover set off a healthy churn of debates around ageism and beauty standards.
    — Laura Neilson, Vogue, 30 May 2025
  • The survey shed light on how ageism is a driving force behind the silence around menopause in the office.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Canadians of all ages were appalled that ageism and sexism could have led to the ouster of a beloved anchor.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • In this way, ageism creates a negative boomerang effect across the age spectrum.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 27 June 2021
  • Maybe, but ageism does exist in some circumstances to protect the public.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2024
  • Finally, ageism persists because there has not yet been a large-scale grass-roots movement to fight it.
    — Bonnie Marcus, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Still, ageism is on Reid’s mind; a lurking problem, with no clear solution.
    — Amanda Hoover, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
  • De León, 50, is tiptoeing around the land-mine issue of ageism.
    — George Skelton, latimes.com, 19 Oct. 2017
  • In the workplace, ageism may determine who gets hired and promoted.
    — Bykells McPhillips, Fortune Well, 8 July 2023
  • The mission against ageism continues.
    — Helen Dennis, Oc Register, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the report shows that people of all ages experience ageism in the workplace.
    — Holly Corbett, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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