conformist

Example Sentences

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But if, like me, you think today’s media is somehow unprecedentedly conformist, consider 2022’s “City of Newsmen: Public Lies and Professional Secrets in Cold War Washington” by Kathryn J. McGarr.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"Attending a concert is a mix of bragging rights, being a conformist and being part of the scene," he says.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

It’s the most conformist and hierarchical sport, its players subject to punishment if they do not follow the detailed orders of an older man who often has a military background.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024

The punk movement advocates for a life of meaning through self-expression, rebellion against the norms of the left and of the right, and a rejection of a conformist mindset.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

Mom and Dad liked to make a big point about never surrendering to fear or to prejudice or to the narrow-minded conformist sticks-in-the-mud who tried to tell everyone else what was proper.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls