How to Use sexism in a Sentence

sexism

noun
  • And the same is true for sexism.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The sexism was still a holdover at that time.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
  • But the sexism isn’t just overt in how the press talks about these women.
    — Melanie Hamlett, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Fowler wrote a blog post about alleged sexism at Uber last year.
    — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 May 2018
  • Rob Price says the sport of kings is rife with cheating and sexism.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 14 May 2024
  • And by the way, women critics were as bad as the men in their sexism.
    — Sarah Menkedick, Longreads, 24 July 2019
  • This is not the first time that Limbaugh has faced charges of sexism.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 12 Sep. 2019
  • People talk about her battles with sexism, but how about that ageism front.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Debbie, the show makes clear, is all too aware of her business’ sexism.
    — James Poniewozik, kansascity, 3 July 2018
  • Brown, unlike the boys, also had to face sexism.
    — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The history of sport is rife with sexism that has held back women.
    — Steve Magness, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
  • What kind of woman chooses to confront sexism face-on like that and push through?
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2020
  • This isn't the first time Knightley has spoken out against sexism.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 8 June 2021
  • Treat sexism—not just harassment—as a culture risk.
    — Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • There is so much sexism in the world, and so much unconscious bias about how women should act and look and be.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The addition of a new female villain adds heft to the film's theme of sexism.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2020
  • That’s largely due to factors like the gender wage gap and sexism in the workplace.
    — Brittany Loggins, NBC News, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The history of policing what girls wear in school is storied — and fraught with sexism.
    — Asia Ewart, refinery29.com, 25 May 2021
  • Today, the field of medicine has not entirely cured itself of sexism, of course.
    — Emmeline Clein, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
  • After the match, Williams spoke out about sexism in her sport at a press conference.
    — Megan Friedman, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2018
  • Among her stories was one that is widely known today, about the sexism of the nineteen-fifties.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Canadians of all ages were appalled that ageism and sexism could have led to the ouster of a beloved anchor.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Women journalists have not been spared from the sexism rampant across sports.
    — Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Fortune, 23 June 2026
  • On the campaign trail, his choice of words led to charges of sexism, and back problems forced him to pull out of the last debate.
    — Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 23 July 2023
  • On top of the sexism, the band faced additional challenges.
    — Marissa Lorusso, Pitchfork, 3 May 2026
  • Now that sexism is in again, its default to the hetero male gaze is unmistakable.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2026
  • On it, the girls posed in tighty-whities as a way of commenting on sexism in the music industry.
    — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 1 Aug. 2020
  • An earnest desire for self improvement can veer into content about hate or sexism.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • At the heart of that sexism is the belief that women simply aren’t strong enough to do a firefighter’s job.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
  • The musical both reflects that sexism and counters it.
    — Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025

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