Example Sentences

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Sociologists call it the postindustrial economy, which is a way of saying we don’t even know what it is; it’s the after-the-last-thing thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Sociologists say the pressure women feel to be likeable in order to advance professionally is a global trend.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Sociologists call it “concerted cultivation,” said Jennifer Hook, a professor of sociology at the University of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025

Sociologists offer a number of explanations for the lack of diversity in conservation ranks.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023

Sociologists refer to the ways a culture remembers catastrophes like the tsunami as “disaster memory.”

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland