Example sentences for: activism

How can you use “activism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Nicknaming, it seems fair to conclude, is an activity that has long delighted and entertained all Americans--white, colored, hyphenated, and just plain--and the fiercely contested clash over “Indian” nicknames appears to be largely due to overzealous activism and misdirected social reform.

  • A front-page LAT piece observes that there are a number of anniversaries coming up in China this year that could stimulate popular political expression and the government's repression of same: the 10th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, the 20th anniversary of the Democracy Wall, the People's Republic of China's 50th birthday, and the 80th anniversary of student activism in China.

  • Compare 1999 China with 1979 China: 1999 China permits vast economic freedom, sponsors competitive village elections, allows the establishment of nongovernmental organizations, tolerates environmental and women's rights activism, and is starting to develop a reliable legal system.

  • And for genuine activism.

  • Yet simultaneously, there was the social activism of the Warren Court, and a national administration moved to declare a more worthy campaign in 1964: the War on Poverty.


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