How to Use antifa in a Sentence

antifa

noun
  • Paxton falsely blamed antifa for the violence.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But what is the anti-fascist movement, known collectively as antifa?
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the right-wing influencers gathered around the table urged him to designate antifa as a foreign terrorist organization.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Critics of the move argued that antifa, short for anti-fascist, is an ideology, not an actual group with an organized leadership structure and membership.
    — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • The Justice Department tried to figure out then if there was a funding network or leadership structure for antifa but never presented evidence of either.
    — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Trump late last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge — in the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk — to crack down on left-wing groups.
    — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Leading up to the trial, several people pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists after being accused of supporting antifa.
    — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Leading up to the trial, several people pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists after being accused of supporting antifa.
    — ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Weeks later, the administration named four European militant groups said to be aligned with antifa to the government’s list of foreign terrorist organizations.
    — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2026
  • This asymmetry between how Trump handles antifa versus the Proud Boys underscores that this is more political theatrics and less than responding to security threats.
    — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Those steps were seen by some intelligence experts as potentially opening the door for the CIA and other agencies to monitor Americans who support antifa in violation of their free speech rights.
    — Tim Golden, ProPublica, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Several people have already pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorists after being accused of supporting antifa related to the July 4 shooting.
    — ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When asked whether antifa appeared on the SPLC’s hate map, Fair said the organization does not maintain a domestic terrorism list and instead designates groups based on statements and activities that meet its criteria.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 9 June 2026
  • The Justice Department called the violence an attack plotted by antifa operatives, but attorneys for the accused denied that characterization, saying there were no antifa associations and that there was merely a demonstration with fireworks before gunshots broke out.
    — Jamie Stengle, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Although many antifa chapters have the hallmarks of a criminal enterprise, antifa’s anonymous and seemingly amorphous nature raises questions regarding whether a diffuse, purportedly leaderless movement can be criminally charged under federal racketeering and conspiracy law.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Other attendees included conservative journalist Andy Ngo, right-wing commentator Jack Posobiec, and Brandi Kruse, a former reporter who has focused on covering antifa in Portland.
    — Brett Samuels, The Hill, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The president indicated his support for designating antifa as a domestic terror organization earlier in the week, prompting the House of Representatives to expedite legislation by a conservative Republican lawmaker to do just that.
    — Josh Meyer, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Overnight on July 4, 2025, more than a dozen heavily armed antifa militants belonging to a Dallas-area antifa chapter ambushed Homeland Security personnel guarding the ICE holding site near Fort Worth.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 15 June 2026

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