Chauvinism

//ˈʃəʊ.vɪ.nɪ.zəm//

"Chauvinism" in a Sentence (13 examples)

His casual chauvinism was highly off-putting.

There is no place for chauvinism in an equal society.

What I hate most about fascists is their chauvinism, their brazen hatred of persecuted minority groups, and their sense of entitlement to rule over others.

Chauvinism is toxic.

Chauvinism kills.

Chauvinism is oppressive.

"Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Oh? But you are keeping secrets from me, are you not? Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Leave my house this instant and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you cad!"

"Virginia, a wife shouldn't keep secrets from her husband." "Really? But you're keeping secrets from me, aren't you! Or did you think I didn't know about you and Mary?" "But Virginia!" "No buts! Get out of my house now and pester Mary with your male chauvinism, you git!"

Tom does not know the difference between patriotism and chauvinism.

The bad thing about patriotism is that it very easily turns into chauvinism.

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(C. S.) Lewis occasionally expressed a somewhat tongue-in-cheek chauvinism towards the English. Describing an encounter with a fellow Irishman, he wrote: "Like all Irish people who meet in England, we ended by criticisms on the invincible flippancy and dullness of the Anglo-Saxon race.

Feminists say that male chauvinism is still prevalent in cultures worldwide.

“This is an outrageous example of unconscious racial chauvinism!” Jack said.

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