Example sentences for: affirmative

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

  • Colleges are turning to quiet, informal affirmative action on behalf of male applicants.

  • All three states now forbid traditional affirmative action in admissions to state universities.

  • In California, Connerly led the successful referendum campaign against affirmative action.

  • But it's safe to say that anyone who is outraged by racial profiling but tolerates affirmative action, or vice versa, has got it wrong.

  • Unlike affirmative action, high school quotas avoid giving an advantage based on something other than merit in those situations where student "X" is white and student "Y" is a minority.


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