How to Use pluralism in a Sentence

pluralism

noun
  • He spoke of the benefits of cultural pluralism.
  • She's a champion of pluralism.
  • And that to me is what pluralism looks like.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 June 2026
  • At least in theory, all of these ideas could light the way to a healthy pluralism.
    — Richard Just, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The politics of pluralism run, as Raskin likes to note, in his blood.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Miller, his protégé, whose young career is marked by the same contempt for racial pluralism.
    — Jamelle Bouie, Slate Magazine, 7 July 2017
  • For now, the center is holding, pluralism is hanging on, and the far right is being held in check.
    — E.j. Dionne Jr., The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
  • Folks who hold one vision for our nation embrace this pluralism forecast decades ago.
    — Fred Niedner, Post-Tribune, 6 July 2018
  • But the concept of pluralism, along with the hope to embed it in a democratic process, has been around for quite a while.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
  • This is no ordinary case of a healthy pluralism at work in a vibrant democracy.
    — Gerard Baker, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2020
  • On the one hand, our society is based on religious pluralism.
    — Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2012
  • The pluralism of America is hard to miss in those rooms, and in the answers to those questions.
    — Vishal Khetpal, STAT, 30 Jan. 2026
  • In the most skilled hands, this sort of advanced grafting can show off a chef’s restive creativity and grasp of pluralism.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
  • Which virtues support pluralism?
    — Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The same principle of pluralism that applies to minds must also be applied to models.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2017
  • In other words, pluralism is not a single decision.
    — Eranda Jayawickreme, The Conversation, 24 Mar. 2026
  • In allowing greater use of the old mass, Benedict arguably was acting in the cause of pluralism.
    — Michael McGough Los Angeles Times, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
  • The philanthropic sector may or may not follow the pluralism pivot.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Yet the Democrats’ task, which is to embrace pluralism as well as diversity, is no less pressing.
    — The Economist, 12 Oct. 2017
  • The downside of the pluralism is that everything cycles through so much more quickly and feels so much more expendable.
    — Ann Friedman, The Cut, 22 June 2017
  • At no time of year is our pluralism more brilliantly on display than during these winter holidays.
    — Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Protect pluralism and common ground.
    — Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • But as the film nears its celebratory coda, a buoyant pluralism bursts forth.
    — Jake Coyle, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2017
  • That’s, for instance, what education should do, or that’s the value of living in pluralism.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
  • If this happens, Iraq will lose the possibility for a healthy pluralism.
    — Alon Ben-Meir, National Review, 25 Nov. 2019
  • Democrats accused them of an assault on the foundations of democratic pluralism.
    — New York Times, 18 Dec. 2021
  • Many are immigrants, adjusting to their new home’s religious pluralism — and some are leaving the church.
    — Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The answer to our problems, according to French, and to his friend Madison, is pluralism.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Dec. 2020
  • At a crucial moment, Habermas’s cherished pluralism failed him.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • The paramount task at Stanford and elsewhere is to restore a culture of pluralism and tolerance.
    — Jeffrey Koseff, Washington Post, 8 July 2024

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