How to Use favoritism in a Sentence

favoritism

noun
  • He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.
  • This is a clear case of favoritism.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Is the pay bump a result of favoritism?
    — Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
  • There are already signs that some of the old favoritism is on the wane.
    — Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
  • A little flattery and favoritism could be good for your soul.
    — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
  • The younger Williamson said his father doesn't show favoritism.
    — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2021
  • In the past, this sort of one-sided favoritism would have made for scandal.
    — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The strong in-group favoritism among parents might help explain why.
    — Zachary P. Neal, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
  • And the effects of favoritism are long-lasting.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
  • One thing that my mother always told me is that God does show favoritism.
    — Ahmad Davis, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Any kind of seeding will come back to politics and favoritism.
    — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Now, those years of financial favoritism have caught up to her parents.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The Voting Rights Act was not racial favoritism.
    — Natashia Deon, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
  • The new tax cuts remove few sources of favoritism and complexity, and add a great many.
    — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Every country gets the same number, so it was supposed to get rid of racial favoritism.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Jan. 2018
  • In the grand scheme of things, what’s a little favoritism toward your objects of desire?
    — Samantha Allen, Them, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Critics say the meetings and contracts show a pattern of favoritism.
    — Christine Armario and Franklin BriceÑo, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The customer favoritism is widening a gap in stock performance, too.
    — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Zavala said the pay discrepancy is due to favoritism, not longevity.
    — Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Sarlatte is a Cal man but showed no favoritism in his roasts, which, sadly, are no longer held.
    — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Such favoritism hasn’t happened yet in Utah, the auditors said.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • The book is, in part, a warning against the dangers of favoritism within any inner sanctum.
    — Eva Wolchover, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Goodell threw cold water on the notion that there was any favoritism toward the Chiefs.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • When work needs assigned, to reduce the potential favoritism bias, discuss the work with the team.
    — Kristy Busija, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Such weakness and partisan favoritism breeds cynicism, and the rule of law breaks down.
    — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Even if his works hadn't been so authoritative, Orb would have a strong case for favoritism.
    — Eric Banks, Town & Country, 2 May 2013
  • That said, three of the dogs and two of the wolves did show some signs of favoritism after the combination of both phases.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Do your best to get to know her, but be mindful that other students don’t observe you and take your kindness for favoritism.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024
  • In Mongolia, the permit process has been rife with favoritism, experts say.
    — ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2019
  • That all went out the window with the computerized rankings systems that sought to rid the sport of favoritism.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 June 2025

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