Example Sentences

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Opponents of the bill said it would have stigmatized an entire minority group - the South Asian and Hindu communities - as being discriminatory and painted the whole community with a broad brush.

From Reuters • Oct. 8, 2023

But she said others in the community have stigmatized the family.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2016

"For the life of me, I don't know why we have stigmatized vocational education," Rubio said Tuesday.

From US News • Nov. 12, 2015

For the life of me, I don’t know why we have stigmatized vocational education. Welders make more money than philosophers.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2015

Some people think the last word is said when they have stigmatized that infamy, capital.

From The Simple Life by Hendee, Mary Louise