How to Use sociopolitical in a Sentence

sociopolitical

adjective
  • So much has changed, and yet, the sociopolitical dramas of high school have not.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The time has come to tear down their sociopolitical structure.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The show sort of transcends all of the sociopolitical stuff going on right now.
    — Sarah Schussheim, Glamour, 26 June 2018
  • But lately the chant has made its way to groups on the other side of the sociopolitical spectrum.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 19 Sep. 2017
  • West seemed to feel the tug of the Warriors' sociopolitical bent.
    — Jack McCallum, SI.com, 12 Oct. 2017
  • There was that lovely dose of silliness and goofiness in his work that also had a tinge of the sociopolitical.
    — New York Times, 16 June 2021
  • Will the show engage with the sociopolitical reckonings of the past year?
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Many of the sociopolitical events that took place around the world were reflective of the financial world.
    — NBC News, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Around the world, people are grappling with some of the most pressing sociopolitical issues of our time.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 20 Feb. 2020
  • Fact-checkers are human beings who live in the real world, rather than in a sociopolitical monastery.
    — Stephen J. Ceci, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2020
  • His music is marked by sociopolitical themes.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The mystery plot has a sociopolitical dimension, as the murders turn out to be part of a pattern of hate crimes.
    — Mike Hale, New York Times, 24 Oct. 2017
  • It's rooted in the sociopolitical dread of the past two years but not overtly political.
    — Zach Schonfeld, Newsweek, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Something else that has been very different for you lately is the sociopolitical bent of your messaging.
    — Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2020
  • So when he was spotted hooking up in a hot tub in 2020, it was seen as a flagrant breach of sociopolitical trust.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The faith community must be about the work of sociopolitical transformation in the here and now.
    — Hamil R. Harris, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2017
  • The consequences of these tiny tussles range from the sociopolitical to the molecular.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021
  • Few artists have made an impression on the sociopolitical landscape to the degree that the pseudonymous Banksy has.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2022
  • Needless to say, the US is embroiled in a sociopolitical dumpster fire.
    — Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As a former human rights lawyer, the 38-year-old artist fought for justice and had a keen focus on sociopolitical causes.
    — D'shonda Brown, Essence, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Why is self-care so important as a Black male in this sociopolitical climate and a multi-hyphenate in this space?
    — D'shonda Brown, Essence, 15 Apr. 2021
  • Travel is such a curious barometer in these strangest of times, when our nation’s sociopolitical outbursts are felt around the world.
    — Pilar Guzmán, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2018
  • This was a chance to weave those together and to capture the large sociopolitical ideas and experiences with that of the family.
    — Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
  • In the book, a character has a moment of sociopolitical clarity while standing in a market.
    — Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The last time sports really mattered in any sociopolitical sense was the 1960s.
    — Bruce Schoenfeld, Esquire, 25 Sep. 2017
  • As an advocate for refugees and human rights, this current sociopolitical climate is very concerning for me and for millions across the globe.
    — Orange County Register, 6 Feb. 2017
  • Bono, whose words are the ones that have made U2 legends on the sociopolitical stage even more than the concert stage, has made no secret of his own philosophies.
    — Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 30 June 2017
  • Was part of the appeal in working on Euphoria tackling these kinds of sociopolitical issues?
    — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 30 July 2019
  • The group has both sociopolitical and military functions and receives crucial support and weapons from Iran.
    — Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Throughout his career, Solondz has declined to engage with the kind of sociopolitical analysis that others bring to his work.
    — Elena Saavedra Buckley, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2024

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