How to Use activism in a Sentence

activism

noun
  • But the decade of activism since Sandy Hook has laid the groundwork for change.
    — New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • In the nexus of patient activism and science, there is hope for a cure.
    — Sheana Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Ruth Doyle died in a car wreck on one of those trips, but Ernest didn't stop his activism.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The vague wording leaves room for activism on the other side.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2022
  • If that activism ceases, so, too, will the prospect for change at the speed that is required.
    — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 14 July 2022
  • Both spoke about the impact of Huerta and Milk’s activism on their own lives and work.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • Were the Trump years sort of a line in the sand for you as far as political activism goes?
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2023
  • From Africa, where most of his activism is based, to G8 meetings, to even the ears of U.S. presidents.
    — Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Maybe some artists aren’t thinking about it as activism.
    — Juan Velasquez, Them, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The brunt of her activism, of late, has involved the opioid crisis, of which Goldin is a survivor.
    — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Those of us who grew up in the ’80s and ’90s remember Turlington as the face of fashion, not activism.
    — Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Having people call her by her name is a point of activism.
    — Rachel Fradette, The Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2023
  • At only 6, Bridges’ bravery helped pave the way for civil rights activism in the U.S. South.
    — Dominique Barchus, Women's Health, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Since the pandemic, the idea of mutual aid and activism is at the front of many people’s minds.
    — Tyler Coates, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The political activism of pop stars is, as a rule, on the restrained side.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022
  • A lot of these players fashion sort of social activism as part of their brand.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
  • One group supported the sports activism and tied it to changing the status quo.
    — Betina Cutaia Wilkinson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Those who did take to the streets this month searched for examples of how a year of activism has improved the lives of Afghan women.
    — Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Abramoff and Kalmus each welcomed AGU’s openness to more activism.
    — Bywarren Cornwall, science.org, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But her activism hasn’t been enough to sway even her family.
    — Mie Hoejris Dahl, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2022
  • But she was best known for her work in transgender activism.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC News, 14 June 2022
  • The joy of my son’s birth had set me on the path to childbirth activism and epidemiology.
    — Hilda Bastian, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2022
  • India was once at the forefront of global South activism.
    — Happymon Jacob, Foreign Affairs, 25 Dec. 2023
  • And to her, grief work is activism work; the two are inextricably linked.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Many of those places expose the horrors of the past or celebrate the activism that rose up in defiance of it.
    — Rick Rojas, New York Times, 9 May 2024
  • Lara and Lia met online in 2009, in the field of lesbian feminism activism.
    — Francesca Marani, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022
  • There are so many students at SPU that have come before us that have fought and [engaged in] activism.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 10 July 2022
  • Before researching the project, what were your thoughts about climate activism in the U.S., and how did that evolve while working on the film?
    — Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Protect your energy to sustain your activism in the long run.
    — Nicole Lipkin, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • This evening may have been a celebration, but Smith has never neglected her activism and was not going to start doing so now.
    — Caryn Rose, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025

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