stigmatize
Example Sentences
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Critics of involuntary civil-commitment programs argue they violate civil liberties and stigmatize mental illness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Many feared the decision could further stigmatize the shot in a moment when many parents are refusing it simply because the recommendation is under review.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025
“I can accept myself and the world can still stigmatize me,” McMillan Cottom said.
From Salon • May 10, 2024
“When you say you are a Vodouist, they stigmatize you,” said Kadel Bazile, a 42-year-old civil engineer.
From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024
To say the truth, I know not an instance of what, in any uninspired writing, I should have been myself more inclined to stigmatize as such.
From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William
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The Federalist Papers, No. 1 by Alexander Hamilton
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