How to Use Eurocentric in a Sentence

Eurocentric

adjective

• The result tends to be a Eurocentric notion of the West.
  — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• For the most part, it’s fashioned in a very Eurocentric, western, capital- and business-minded approach to how the world should be.
  — Diana Budds, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2022
• Taylor Wilson: And Josh, this new center seems like kind of a Eurocentric effort.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
• In general, Brian said, The Post has been trying to use more accent marks — a change from our former, more Eurocentric practice.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2023
• Michelin stars and tasting menus were reserved for more Eurocentric cuisines.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
• This rather Eurocentric view of the past still shapes how most international relations scholars see the world.
  — Valerie Hansen, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2022
• The term is Eurocentric, or viewed in the perception of Europeans, and doesn’t account for the vastness of the area’s culture, language, or history, according to Zayan.
  — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
• For Ali and Khimji, both of whom incorporate post-colonial theory in their work, exhibiting at the event is a statement of reclaiming a space in a Eurocentric and often elitist art world.
  — CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
• Chemical perms and hot comb presses have long been (mis)understood as a form of assimilation — as a bowing to Eurocentric beauty standards.
  — Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Nov. 2022
• Chow is a pioneer of high-end Chinese cuisine outside of China, having built his brand and reputation on restaurants with prices and flair that at the time were mostly reserved for Eurocentric cuisines.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
• Black Is King was an impressive entry point to African spiritualities for those used to Eurocentric imagery.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2024
• Nelson George's documentary traces the arc of Copeland's historic career in the traditionally Eurocentric world of ballet.
  — EW.com, 21 May 2024
• Others argue more explicitly against the Eurocentric nature of the curriculum.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2024
• Boonthanakit and George can spin familiar Eurocentric restaurant dishes into fun new dimensions.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
• This choice challenges the limited and Eurocentric standards of beauty that have dominated mainstream narratives.
  — Condé Nast, Vogue, 21 June 2023
• At Harvard, as elsewhere, courses that can be seen to approach an idea of canon, such as Humanities 10, an intensive, application-only survey, have been the focus of student concerns about too few Black artists in syllabi, or Eurocentric biases.
  — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
• Concert dance is notoriously most often presented through the Eurocentric male lens.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2023
• They're confronted with Eurocentric beauty ideals that purposely exclude them.
  — Kathy Pierre, Parents, 3 Dec. 2023
• At first glance, this presents as a celebration of thicker bodies, a seemingly noble act in a society largely dominated by Eurocentric standards that praise and prioritize slender body types.
  — Tayler Adigun, Essence, 16 Feb. 2024
• Latinx youth had already internalised our parents’ Eurocentric beauty ideals and biases.
  — Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, refinery29.com, 31 Mar. 2022
• In recent years, the institution had declared its commitment to expanding its programming, including food, beyond predictable Eurocentric fare.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
• What factors contributed to Formula 1 progressing from a Eurocentric sport to one with immense global popularity?
  — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2024
• Pretty privilege suggests those who are conventionally attractive — often based on outdated, Eurocentric beauty ideals like white skin and straight hair — have better social and economic advantages.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 2024
• Far more than simply drawing inspiration, designers—often from white or Eurocentric backgrounds—have long mined from minority groups, adopting their underrepresented craftwork or techniques before passing them off as their own.
  — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2023
• Navigating an industry historically entrenched in Eurocentric beauty standards, Black people have long made do.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
• The marbling coincided with another nascent interest: colonial botany and its hierarchical, Eurocentric system of naming and categorizing plant life.
  — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 29 Jan. 2024
• There’s another interesting dynamic: As people have been reevaluating and challenging Eurocentric history in recent years, design and decorative arts collectors have expanded their scope too.
  — Curbed, 16 June 2023
• Simultaneously, Eurocentric tastes are becoming less popular, Ray said.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 15 May 2023
• But they’ve been constantly interrupted by Eurocentric civilization.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024