caste

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The first attempt in 1872 contained 17 questions and was essentially a house register - recording who lived where, along with basic markers such as age, religion, caste and occupation.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

After organizing the samples by species and caste, the specimens were transported to KIT for high throughput micro CT imaging.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

He raises his children to pursue their education and to ignore caste.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Themes kick up that you couldn’t have guessed from the first act: provocations about class and caste, continent-spanning capitalism and surveillance states.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

The reasons and justifications change over time, as each new caste system reflects and adapts to changes in the social, political, and economic context.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander