How to Use the social in a Sentence

the social

noun
  • Then there was the social media of it all.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
  • The sisters walk guests through the social life of rum.
    — Gina Pace, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Of course, the social meaning of clothes can and does change.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
  • But the social climb is never enough.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • They get dropped by the social circles.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • But this isn’t the social media era.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Trump wrote in the social media post.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Trump wrote in the social media post.
    — Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Then there are the social media posts.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
  • See the Megs clash in the social media post above.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Our office became the social hub where the staff would come to hang.
    — Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024
  • What were the social norms of this culture or region?
    — Latria Graham, AFAR Media, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Mitchell also points out the social risks of robots in stores.
    — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • There isn’t the social climbing.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Staying on screen is part of the social contract!
    — Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • For some, bringing enough to share freely is part of the social contract.
    — Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Both posts remain up on the social media site.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Deputies said in the social media post that the cause of the crash was unknown at the time.
    — Timia Cobb breaking News Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That is the nature of the social contract.
    — George G. Szpiro, Big Think, 9 Apr. 2026
  • If the social media users had watched the clip in full, the mystery would have been solved.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
  • When the social script is gone, people panic.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Oswalt shared on the social media site.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026
  • None of it is happening by chance, not the wins nor the social media love.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Game nights also lower the social stakes in a way bars often don’t.
    — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026
  • It’s been helpful in the social justice area to us on many ocassions.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But there are still the social signifiers in the way that people are dressed, right?
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • But that’s all part of the social strategy for both the league and the sports networks.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
  • Was the social media platform the wrong place to address it?
    — Judith Martin, Dallas Morning News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The era of the social web demands a second founding.
    — John Wihbey, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
  • This is the social script we’ve all been sold—and not just by Bridget Jones.
    — Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024

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