double standard
Example Sentences
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During a particularly chaotic debate last week, she scolded her opponents’ incessant interruptions and called out what she considered a double standard over her behavior.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
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
The suit criticized USC’s decision to keep the Wilson donation as “a deeply troubling double standard and a gross misuse of donor trust.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
The incident drew claims of a double standard.
From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024
He complained of a double standard that made him a second-class person, and noted that his confidant Andy Kim was dating an intern.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
