How to Use disenfranchised in a Sentence

disenfranchised

adjective
  • A lot of people feel disenfranchised.
    — Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • There were also a lot of really aggressive, disenfranchised sentiments with young white men at the time.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 7 May 2026
  • Every American ought to want to see policies that improve the health of those most disenfranchised and dependent.
    — Arthur Caplan, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
  • There are better ways to eliminate smoking than impose an impractical mandate that creates a permanent class of disenfranchised adults.
    — Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • California needs to establish a transition plan to move forward, otherwise we’re left with the status quo, which means whole communities — often the most disenfranchised — are left behind.
    — Curtis V La Chusa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
  • That’s all gotten very disenfranchised or disassociated because of the spreading out and now technology interfering with that sense of community.
    — Frank Digiacomo, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Today, the Worth family home has been turned into a group home for disenfranchised teenagers and their counselors, caretakers and caregivers where Scary Farmers will visit on Halloween night.
    — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.
    — Allison Mashell Mitchell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Psychiatric rehabilitation practices could improve the extent to which they are culturally tailored and centered on serving the most vulnerable and disenfranchised populations.
    — Adrienne Lapidos, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The documentary explores the systemic racism that many communities are experiencing today and the power of redemption, accountability, and healing for an entire community of disenfranchised people.
    — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Similarly, advancing equity requires a cultural humility that recognizes multiple ways of knowing and intentionally centers the voices of disenfranchised individuals.
    — Lourdes Mestre, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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