How to Use capitalism in a Sentence

capitalism

noun
  • The capitalism of it all, the scale of it all.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Jan. 2026
  • This is like the cheat code for late-stage capitalism.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Fans might not like it, but that's capitalism at work.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • And capitalism is all about what?
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
  • But then that’s how capitalism works — the market sets the price.
    — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2019
  • There was not yet a capitalism to revolt against.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And there are times when the Democrats side with the hard right against a crony-capitalism bill.
    — Sven Berg, idahostatesman, 2 Nov. 2017
  • Looking forward to a treat is a tale as old as time, or at least as old as capitalism.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 14 June 2023
  • And the state of capitalism, and the absurd price of a Birkin bag.
    — Maureen Dowd New York Times, Star Tribune, 12 July 2021
  • Hey kids and students of all ages, care for a lesson in capitalism?
    — Matt Richtel, WIRED, 13 Apr. 1998
  • Under capitalism, a slim chance of survival can start to look like a lucky break.
    — Madeline Leung Coleman, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2020
  • So much for doing good when capitalism plops an offer at your feet.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Stop treating us like cogs in the wheel of capitalism to be ground down and replaced when worn out.
    — Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2022
  • But the goal of selling capitalism as a moral virtue never died.
    — Nina Burleigh, The New Republic, 16 May 2023
  • Plus, who has the time and energy to date in late stage capitalism?
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Guilt around your good fortune will not change the failures of late stage capitalism.
    — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 6 May 2022
  • If the rules of capitalism apply to banks, Deutsche should be wound down.
    — The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018
  • And of course, the caveat that capitalism is bad — this is very exciting news!
    — oregonlive, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Yet the test of capitalism is not just whether shareholders do well.
    — The Economist, 24 May 2018
  • The film deals with capitalism.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The rest of the world is doing capitalism pretty well.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026
  • And one of those reasons is capitalism.
    — Janelle Ash , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Nothing less than the future of capitalism is at stake.
    — Martin Whittaker, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • This lack of care for human life is a sickness, and capitalism feeds into it.
    — Jessica Ferri, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2022
  • Tent cities had sprung up along the sidewalks, swarming with capitalism’s refugees.
    — Jeff Sharlet, Harpers Magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
  • And this one happens to be capitalism.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
  • But good, old-fashioned capitalism turned out to be very helpful.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 June 2026
  • The wonder of capitalism is that the money will then flow by itself.
    — James MacKintosh, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2022
  • Eviction court is kind of a ground zero for the workings of capitalism.
    — Michael Taylor, ExpressNews.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Many of our young people are opting out of capitalism and free markets.
    — Gail Slater, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2026

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