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Example sentences for: pride

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Negro, from the Spanish/Portuguese word for `black' seems to have been a euphemism, a softer term, and replaced the earlier term, Black . With the rise of Black consciousness and Black pride, Blacks challenged the need for a euphemism (the very use of which implies, of course, something bad or negative, which has to be rendered pleasant or acceptable).
In a recent message to current students, I urged them, too, to take pride in being associated with one of the best nursing schools in the country and reminded them of our rich heritage: our role in founding Sigma Theta Tau International and in launching the Midwest Nursing Research Society and Midwest Alliance in Nursing; our leadership in bringing the Healthy Cities movement to the United States and designation as the first (and only) World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Healthy Cities; our ranking among the top 16 schools of nursing in the 1994 U.S.
The city’s pride and joy is the iron-hulled square-rigger Star of India, built in the Isle of Man in 1863.
Regardless of which side of the sports bra debate Saletan supports, or anyone else who considers Chastain's behavior in light of its social commentary rather than its expression of athletic competition and pride, it's the same kind of sexism.
Chicanos have a sense of pride in being aware of these words and expressions, and knowing how to use them.