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Examples of bigotry in a Sentence
a deeply ingrained bigotry prevented her from even considering the counterarguments
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Melanie Willingham-Jaggers, executive director of the organization, said from now on the event will encourage students to use their voice to speak out against bigotry and homophobia.
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Chandelis Duster, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Mulla believed the rabbis overestimated their congregation and had not realized anti-Muslim bigotry was in their ranks.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Council on American-Islamic Relations reported a rise in incidents of anti-Muslim bigotry at school, at work, after attending street protests or in criticizing Israel online.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
That disappointed volunteer mods in the country, who begged the company for reinforcements as Islamophobia, casteism, and other bigotry ran rampant in big local communities.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Race is one of the core things utilized by bad actors to fuel hatred and bigotry.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
Sante’s experience speaks to how transphobia gets metabolized in the mind, even for someone in a social circle in which she was rarely exposed to outright bigotry.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Chong then picked up the song, using a derogatory term for Mexicans that underscored the hollowness of racial and ethnic bigotry.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The global nonprofit organization's mission is to use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate.
—Tyler Gildin, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
Chandelis Duster, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
Mulla believed the rabbis overestimated their congregation and had not realized anti-Muslim bigotry was in their ranks.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The Council on American-Islamic Relations reported a rise in incidents of anti-Muslim bigotry at school, at work, after attending street protests or in criticizing Israel online.
—Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024
That disappointed volunteer mods in the country, who begged the company for reinforcements as Islamophobia, casteism, and other bigotry ran rampant in big local communities.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 14 Mar. 2024
Race is one of the core things utilized by bad actors to fuel hatred and bigotry.
—Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
Sante’s experience speaks to how transphobia gets metabolized in the mind, even for someone in a social circle in which she was rarely exposed to outright bigotry.
—Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
Chong then picked up the song, using a derogatory term for Mexicans that underscored the hollowness of racial and ethnic bigotry.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
The global nonprofit organization's mission is to use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students to stand up to bigotry and hate.
—Tyler Gildin, Parents, 17 Feb. 2024
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“Bigotry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigotry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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bigotry
noun
big·ot·ry
ˈbig-ə-trē 
plural bigotries
1
: the state of mind of a bigot
2
: behavior or beliefs characteristic of a bigot
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