How to Use advocacy in a Sentence

advocacy

noun

• That advocacy helped cement the link between birds and the Audubon brand.
  — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Mar. 2023
• While the music and advocacy were paramount, so many outstanding looks filled the grounds of the Black Star Square.
  — Ekow Barnes, Essence, 2 Oct. 2022
• Their advocacy was spurred by the school shooting that took place on May 24, when 19 children and two teachers were killed.
  — Olivia Osteen, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2022
• Her later years were marked by her advocacy for research for Alzheimer's, which plagued Ronald Reagan for a decade.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
• This wasn’t the first time Musk has threatened legal action against an advocacy group.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
• The move was in response to a lawsuit filed by two unions and an advocacy group on Monday against the Treasury Department.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
• Thanks to the advocacy of Common Cause Rhode Island, politicians in the state have to disclose travel paid for by third parties.
  — Brian Amaral, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• Some states and safety advocacy groups have pushed back, calling for that language to be struck from the manual.
  — Ian Duncan, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• Jill Biden’s advocacy for curing cancer didn’t start with her son’s death in 2015 from brain cancer.
  — Darlene Superville, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2023
• In a news release Thursday, local advocacy groups applauded the EPA’s stance, and urged the city to submit a plan that meets the agency’s demands.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2023
• Saving the day, though, will be activists with Chicago For EV, an advocacy group for the vehicles.
  — George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022
• You’ve been involved with mental health advocacy for over two decades.
  — Charles Moss, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
• But instead it’s been whiplash, as courts grapple with a host of legal challenges by gun owners and advocacy groups.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• Some consumer advocacy groups argue that shadowy backers could make large bets to shift the odds and later spread doubts about the results.
  — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2024
• The initial release came as the court granted a request by a news media advocacy group to unseal more of the record since aspects of the case have become public.
  — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• Several saw it as a vindication of their cause and of years of advocacy work.
  — Ken Moritsugu and Jamey Keaten, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2022
• The nonprofit advocacy group was not involved in the new report.
  — Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 5 Sep. 2024
• Matt and Charlie took the time to speak to Joao about his perspective, and what emerged was a thoughtful and nuanced look at the weight of advocacy and the normalcy behind milestones.
  — The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
• Now, some of the largest advocacy groups in music are looking to get in front of the tech and ensure a future in which AI doesn’t replace human music creators.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
• The Anti-Defamation League, an advocacy group that combats antisemitism, ripped Tlaib for a previous use of the phrase in 2020.
  — Brandon Gillespie, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
• McGlynn noted in his ruling that the gun-rights advocacy groups who asked for the injunction will still have a chance to argue why the ban and its registry should not be enforced.
  — Jeremy Gorner Chicago Tribune (tns), arkansasonline.com, 24 Dec. 2023
• At the same time, Roberts, who grew up on the South Side of Chicago, was also noticing a glaring gap in the sustainability advocacy space.
  — Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2024
• Patient advocacy groups are built of good people with good intentions and great loss.
  — Jon Hu, STAT, 18 Dec. 2023
• Treg Taylor is working solely on the advocacy arm, Church said.
  — Nathaniel Herz, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2022
• Like in Texas and Iowa, advocacy groups are concerned that law enforcement would turn to racial profiling to enforce it.
  — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 14 Apr. 2024
• Those who knew Austin best described a legacy of public service and civil rights advocacy that spanned decades.
  — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
• One from a physician’s group and one from another advocacy group.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 2 Feb. 2023
• As part of its advocacy, San Diegans for Gun Violence calls on gun owners to safely store their firearms.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2022
• In Texas, advocacy groups sued in federal court to overturn the FDA’s approval two decades ago of mifepristone.
  — Lev Facher, STAT, 7 Mar. 2023
• The network of nonprofits and advocacy groups backed by Wilks and Dunn have been drumming up support for the policy in recent months.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2022

Last Updated: 22 Feb 2025