mongrelize

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.

People often mistake Burnett for an Australian, because he has a deep tan and an outdoorsy disposition, and because his accent has been mongrelized by years of international travel.

From The New Yorker

A century ago, there were nativists who railed against Irish, Italian and Eastern European immigration, claiming that unwashed hordes from poor countries were “mongrelizing” the nation.

From Washington Post

It’s not the individuals that bother him – it’s the groups, slowly “mongrelizing” the planet, he believes, playing the long con of “white genocide”.

From The Guardian

At twenty-six, thoroughly mongrelized, I began a job in New York City.

From The New Yorker

In “Watchman,” Jean Louise watches her beloved father preside over a White Citizens’ Council meeting where a speaker spews an invective about blacks who threaten to “mongrelize” the white race.

From Washington Post