gendered
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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She had always heard stories of the trans children who struggled, were denied access to gendered bathrooms and gender-affirming care, but not many about children like her who had support.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
While she never escapes the gravitational pull of her own gendered perspective, Ms. Saxbe nonetheless posits fresh approaches on how men parent and where they might improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The former vice president, U.S senator and California attorney general would have been a prohibitive favorite to end that gendered streak.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
For so long, gendered eating has dictated what women can and can’t consume.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
In Polish, nouns were gendered; sometimes there were two ways to say the same thing—kot or kotek for cat—and sometimes just one.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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