Example sentences for: discriminates

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

  • The current system, instituted in the 1930s, distorts the market, discriminates against the dairy farmers of the Upper Midwest by providing higher prices (called "distance differentials") to farmers who live far from Eau Claire, Wis., (the city from which these "distance differentials" are calculated) and puts Wisconsin producers at an artificial competitive disadvantage.

  • But unfortunately, the current medical publishing system hides much of this knowledge behind subscription or “pay per view” charges, which discriminates against researchers who do not work for well-funded institutions.

  • Supporters of the Homemaker IRA argue that the new benefit is needed because the current tax code discriminates against single-earner households.

  • Family values enthusiasts have long claimed that the tax credit for day care unfairly discriminates against stay at home moms.

  • Suppose the management of a large corporation (call it Texaco) discriminates against blacks in hiring and promotion.


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