How to Use transphobic in a Sentence

transphobic

adjective
  • In our coldly transphobic present, Clean Slate feels like a warm cup of matcha.
    — Michael Cuby, Them., 17 Nov. 2025
  • Gervais, who chose not to show up tonight, has drawn backlash in the past for transphobic jokes in his stand-up routines.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Full of transphobic and misogynistic bars, the streamer’s new song is the sound of the manosphere.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026
  • She also was accused of transphobic comments, mocking gender pronouns at one point.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Which still doesn’t entirely assuage my guilt when the Atlantic runs yet another transphobic screed.
    — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Gervais has made transphobic jokes in specials and transphobic comments online.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This article discusses Ed Gein’s crimes, as well as transphobic depictions of them on screen.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 7 Oct. 2025
  • Rowling has become a controversial figure in recent years due to her vocal transphobic views shared on social media.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
  • The plots are bizarre—and often oddly racist, homophobic, transphobic, or misogynist.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Some users in the comments expressed disapproval of Rowling's visit due to previous comments that many deemed to be transphobic.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • Navratilova has been called homophobic, transphobic, bigoted and worse for her position on women’s sports.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Sure, maybe you’d be tempted to point to the irony of Voldemort potentially being played by a female actor when Rowling is so transphobic.
    — James Factora, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
  • Parmenter said the other student, also 11, used transphobic slurs during the attack and derided his child’s identity.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • Rowling, who has courted controversy in recent years for her transphobic views, is also attached as an executive producer.
    — EW.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Speaking specifically about those spreading transphobic views online, Ellis-Bextor said she was dismayed at the fervor with which many of them spoke.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2025
  • For years, athletes and parents who questioned transgender participation in women’s sports were often labeled transphobic.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
  • Rowling has attracted considerable controversy in recent years for making anti-transgender comments, as well as her support for others with transphobic views.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • This article contains descriptions of transphobic violence.
    — Samantha Riedel, Them., 10 Oct. 2025
  • The author — who first came under fire in 2020 for making remarks widely condemned as transphobic — has denied being transphobic, defending her views as pro-feminist.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • Objections were also raised over transphobic comments Beckwith reportedly made in private conversation with students.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Gruden’s emails contained racist, misogynistic, transphobic and homophobic statements.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • As for the transphobic posts, Gretchen allegedly liked a post mocking trans influencer and activist Dylan Mulvaney, a few which are posted by extreme right-winger Matt Walsh.
    — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Navigating transphobic rhetoric Significantly, this latter claim is embedded within partial truths.
    — Jenna Norosky, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The show was moved to the Varsity Theater in an apparent reaction to Chappelle's transphobic material featured in Netflix specials that were released at the time.
    — Nick Lentz, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • The star has also faced some controversy in the latter years of his career, allegedly making sexist and transphobic comments at a Jaws screening and Q&A in 2024.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 20 June 2026
  • In the letter, Radcliffe spoke out against Rowling’s comments and apologized to any Harry Potter fans who have since felt the novel and magical universe has been tainted by the author’s transphobic statements.
    — Quispe López, Them., 30 Oct. 2025
  • In 2019, Rowling followed the transphobic YouTuber Magdalen Berns; people noticed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
  • In 2019, Rowling followed the transphobic YouTuber Magdalen Berns; people noticed.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Nov. 2025
  • Gruden’s emails were sent to then-Washington Commanders president Bruce Allen and contained racist, misogynistic, transphobic and homophobic statements.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As a transphobic firestorm sweeps American culture and legislatures, ACLU lawyer Chase Strangio becomes the first trans man to argue a case before the Supreme Court.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025

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