double standard
Example Sentences
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A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticized Clooney getting his passport despite speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard."
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
This double standard is reflected in Georgia’s polling.
From Salon • Oct. 6, 2025
In Spears' memoir, "The Woman in Me," she wrote that she noticed a double standard in the media while dating Justin Timberlake at 18.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
The League and its backers have for months argued that Sanchez’s case has laid bare a double standard in the way that command staff and rank-and-file officers are treated, which has hurt morale.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2025
It’s all but a requirement, a built-in fee for our societal double standard.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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