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Example sentences for: patriarchy

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

Thirty years ago, many items once necessary to female life--bras and girdles, hats and gloves, formal hairstyles and conventional makeup--were banished to the torture chamber of the patriarchy.
MacKinnon argues that sexual harassment laws are a necessary corrective to the oppressive patriarchy of the workplace, and she wants current laws stiffened.
For 25 years, Daly has preached her brand of mystical feminism and revolution against the patriarchy to an all-female audience.
The bonds of hierarchy and patriarchy are not dissolved, but faded and weakened as never before.
Critics accused the group of advocating a return to patriarchy.