ostracizing
- present participle of ostracize.
Example Sentences
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Some believe the erasure of Black LGBTQ+ leaders stems from respectability politics, a strategy in some marginalized communities of ostracizing or punishing members who don’t assimilate into the dominant culture.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 12, 2023
The request, Del Real-Calleros told me, “brought back memories — terrible memories” of suffering the same ostracizing both in the Lynwood schools and within his Mexican immigrant community.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Instead of ostracizing Black, some of the students tried to change his mind.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2023
What democracies need, he added, are investments in improvements — the best ideas, no matter where they come from — and a strong commitment to ostracizing those who violate rules and norms.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2022
You seek to impose your ideas on others, ostracizing those who reject them.
From An Unsocial Socialist by Shaw, Bernard
