Example sentences for: disenfranchised

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

  • The Post says civil rights groups have pushed this in Florida because one-third of the nation's disenfranchised felons live there and about 31 percent of the state's black men are ineligible to vote.

  • The author contends that philosophy, art, and literature are empowering, because they teach the disenfranchised how to challenge the elite without violence.

  • Some felt that there had been loss of trust by clients from "disenfranchised" groups because of a belief that legal services programs have pulled away from discrimination-based initiatives.

  • It gives voice to disenfranchised folks who would be ignored otherwise.

  • Participants agreed that in order to identify and serve groups that remain isolated, we need to broaden our language bases, bring more qualified support staff to our programs, use community leaders and be sensitive to tension between disenfranchised communities.


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