How to Use reverse discrimination in a Sentence

reverse discrimination

noun
  • He claimed that reverse discrimination was to blame for his unemployment.
  • The idea that white men were the victims of reverse discrimination.
    — Sarah Jones, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2018
  • But Turnbull says lawyers are seeing an uptick in reverse discrimination claims.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 29 June 2023
  • So there’s the potential for reverse discrimination, and other things like that to also be called into play.
    — Whitney Friedlander, Variety, 28 Feb. 2022
  • But a judge has put the money on hold in the face of lawsuits filed by white farmers claiming that the program is unfair – reverse discrimination.
    — Roxana Hegeman and Allen G. Breed, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2021
  • As allegations of reverse discrimination, junk science and grift piled up, Democrats fell silent.
    — Farah Stockman, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • But a judge has put the money on hold in the face of lawsuits filed by White farmers claiming that the program is unfair — reverse discrimination.
    — CBS News, 1 Sep. 2021
  • There will be those among your staff who will question whether your efforts toward DEI are a covert form of reverse discrimination.
    — Marinel De Jesus, Outside Online, 8 June 2018
  • Universities have long been allowed to practice a form of ‘reverse discrimination’ against many Asian groups.
    — Pradheep J. Shanker, National Review, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Taken further, these credos of noblesse oblige could be viewed as an open invitation for reverse discrimination.
    — Sam Walker, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2018
  • The administration says the programs are wasteful and amount to reverse discrimination.
    — Erica L. Green, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • And this leads to animosity and complaints of reverse discrimination.
    — Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • From his head to his toes, Jared was racist, hiding behind fake equality in his pathetic arguments and complaints about reverse discrimination.
    — Terri Schlichenmeier, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2018
  • The justices appeared to agree that members of a majority group don't face an extra hurdle when alleging `reverse discrimination' in the workplace.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This spurred decades of dueling lawsuits between Black and white firefighters and applicants claiming racial bias and reverse discrimination.
    — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2022
  • The objection that redressing a historic wrong amounts to reverse discrimination is, apparently, timeless.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2020
  • These often small and under-resourced teams may soon have to respond to an influx of reverse discrimination claims and handle a slew of complex internal and external communications.
    — Trey Williams, Fortune, 30 May 2023
  • Hoffman's attorney, Michael Fox of Fox & Fox law firm, acknowledged the unique circumstances of this reverse discrimination case.
    — Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • By the early nineteen-seventies, rejected white applicants at a number of universities were beginning to sue—charging that the schools had engaged in reverse discrimination.
    — Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 26 July 2021
  • However, some individuals may feel that DEI efforts have become politicized or may lead to reverse discrimination.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
  • But conservative reaction to the Black Lives Matter movement was swift, as groups peppered the top companies with reverse discrimination complaints.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Ex-Morgan Stanley executive alleges reverse discrimination in lawsuit A sticking point is likely to be how the courts draw the line between diversity goals and quotas.
    — Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
  • As far back as the early 1990s, reverse discrimination lawsuits have been filed against law enforcement agencies across the country that have implemented affirmative action initiatives.
    — Christina Carrega and Emma Tucker, CNN, 31 Dec. 2021
  • From this perspective, opponents of affirmative-action programs argue that Asians face reverse discrimination from elite schools that hold back their acceptance rates, despite stellar test scores, to admit less qualified people of color.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The cases addressed a few hot-button issues — gun control, religious freedom and reverse discrimination — highlighting that the justices often agree on the applicable law even on potentially controversial topics.
    — Editorial, Boston Herald, 14 June 2025
  • Courts could rule affirmative action programs unconstitutional for federal contractors or be more receptive to reverse discrimination claims against private companies.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 31 May 2023
  • Anecdotal evidence suggests that reverse discrimination claims, particularly from white men, are increasing, and legal experts expect the Supreme Court to lower the burden of proof needed by complainants for such cases.
    — Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
  • Conservative activists who assert that corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts are a form of reverse discrimination have been emboldened by support from the judiciary system and the White House.
    — Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
  • McDonald’s took a more cautious approach to DEI programming following lawsuits alleging reverse discrimination.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2025
  • By contrast, the discrimination claims Lucas has been actively soliciting—from white men alleging reverse discrimination—tend to be individual in nature and don’t require aggregate demographic data to prosecute.
    — Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026

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