ism

Example Sentences

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“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

But even though this is abstract photography decades before it became an ism in art, his work is seen as scientific.

From Slate • Sep. 13, 2016

Because for all our talk of colorblindness, we don't really want to dispense with the idea of race so much as we want to lose the "ism."

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2014

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