Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"That refusal, that sort of aggressive denunciation of this particular use of AI, was basically Luddism."

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2023

According to officials, not only does the state’s electoral Luddism result in fewer glitches, but it also acts as an old-school cybersecurity measure.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2020

Here’s Ben Tarnoff with a provocative piece in The Logic calling for a revival of Luddism to counter oppressive technology of the sort Clearview manufactures.

From The Verge • Jan. 22, 2020

This proposal will no doubt be met with charges of Luddism.

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2019

Luddism, fanatical opposition to the introduction of machinery as it originally manifested itself among the hand-loom weavers of the Midlands.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin