Example Sentences

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And I’m usually like, “My acting was a trauma response,” you know, just to survive and code-switch in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

I learned to code-switch very early on at home.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025

It was a verbal patchwork, a kind of shifting cosplay that enabled him to code-switch when things got tough.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

Nationally, nearly half of college-educated Black people say they feel the need to code-switch or change their behaviors around colleagues of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, per a 2019 Pew Research Center survey.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2022

“So that disconnect, that code-switch, started very young.”

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2021