ism
Example Sentences
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“Isms, in my opinion, are not good. A person should not believe in an ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon: ‘I don’t believe in “Beatles,” I just believe in me.’
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024
“What you worry about ism this is two hours a day, right?”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2020
Careerism is futile, yet somehow it is the only ism standing.
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2020
Steve Weinstein in reply to Waterloo34 Apr 11th 2013 3:04 GMT Does everyone in the UK get an "ism" next to his/her name?
From Economist • Apr. 9, 2013
Long, unfamiliar words ending in tion, ism, and actic, with more talk about “the people” thrown in for good measure, like Big Ma throwing a pinch of salt into the cake batter.
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.