stigmatized

Example Sentences

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Perhaps the most telling moment came when Whoopi Goldberg raised the issue of race, asking what Black Americans had done to deserve being stigmatized by the administration.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026

Fur "was stigmatized for so long," Jacobs told AFP, posing before a full-length mirror and assessing a potential crop.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Some were less comfortable with the possibility of false positives, since there are often autistic people, or users whose first language isn’t English, whose writing styles are stigmatized as A.I.-like.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Many who took part in the study, however, said they avoided seeking care either because they couldn’t afford it or because they worried they’d be stigmatized for having a mental health crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2025

During Jim Crow, blacks were severely stigmatized and segregated on the basis of race, but in their own communities they could find support, solidarity, acceptance—love.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander