segregating
- present participle of segregate.
Example Sentences
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It was launched in the 1970s by the federal government as an alternative to public housing projects, which were criticized for segregating poor families in neighborhoods with low-quality schools and other substandard services.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2025
“But there are ways to provide support without segregating and grouping everybody with a disability into one place. We have a long way to go when it comes to that.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2023
It generally flows within relatively straight boundaries, segregating cold polar air masses from the midlatitudes, but at times it can naturally develop big wobbles.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
Despite losing a lot of ground she had to install "a permanent fence which is segregating those members of the public who do not respect what we do on the farm".
From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023
“People aren’t even forcing us to sit apart, and we’re still segregating ourselves.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
