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

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

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