Example sentences for: affirmative

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

  • I found Michael Brus' comparison of racial profiling and affirmative action ("") simplistic and misleading.

  • That is, affirmative action is more likely to succeed when it takes into account personal qualities like drive and motivation, which may not be captured on the SAT.

  • Glazer didn't think affirmative action was the answer, but he cautioned against an "all-out assault" on the policy.

  • Affirmative action amounts to the use of race as a proxy for other, harder-to-discern qualities: racial victimization, poverty, cultural deprivation.

  • Black opponents of affirmative action, for example, are heavily favored over whites with similar views in getting promoted by the conservative propaganda machine.


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