How to Use boycott in a Sentence

boycott

verb

• They boycotted the city's bus system.
• We boycotted companies that were polluting the environment.
• The company had faced criticism for failing to crack down on the practice, with some going so far as to boycott it last month.
  — Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
• Erdan predicted more countries would boycott the conference.
  — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 19 Sep. 2021
• Some opposition groups have pledged to boycott in protest, and the largest of them, the Democratic Party, will decide this weekend whether to follow.
  — New York Times, 24 Sep. 2021
• By effectively boycotting men, the movement has also been interpreted to be an attempt to persuade men to change their ways and erode traditional gender norms.
  — Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 9 Nov. 2024
• Russia has been boycotting the Oscars since 2022 due to the country’s tensions with the U.S. over its war with Ukraine.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 10 Oct. 2024
• Muhi, who is running with a party affiliated with the anti-government protests, said many people in her middle-class constituency had planned to boycott the elections but changed their minds.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2021
• Instead of boycotting, teams should engage in constructive conversations about inclusivity in sports, which would lead to more equitable outcomes for all athletes.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
• News of the arrest quickly circulated on social media, causing an outcry from many previous Thunderbird fans who called on their friends and followers to boycott the bar.
  — Tirion Morris, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2021
• This time, the calls to boycott the Games were too loud to ignore.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2022
• If Bud Light were the only beer in the world, it would not be boycotted.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
• One of them, Sen. Sanders, has spent 30 years boycotting this event.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2020
• Some have vowed to boycott the NBA over the league’s activism.
  — Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Aug. 2020
• Fans threatened to boycott her; the worst of them threatened to kill her child.
  — Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2021
• The Astros need to act more woke if only to get Ted Cruz to boycott them.
  — Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 25 Oct. 2023
• Rather than boycott the game, the Houston Nine formed their own tour.
  — Claire Wolters, National Geographic, 5 July 2019
• One hater even threatened to boycott the singer: Between the nip slip and the tweets, there's a lot going on here.
  — Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 29 June 2017
• Please boycott these hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 3 Apr. 2019
• The movie gained the spotlight after many major theaters boycotted it over the rise of VOD, a fight of the past now.
  — Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2024
• He has also called for fans to boycott games if the form of protest continues.
  — John Wagner, Alaska Dispatch News, 25 Sep. 2017
• Here's what's behind the social media calls to boycott the chain.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024
• The rot runs so deep that, per the duo, Republicans should boycott the runoffs.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 4 Dec. 2020
• The first round saw a record-low turnout of 40% because many Iranians had boycotted the vote as an act of protest.
  — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 6 July 2024
• But Irish leaders in the north and south have been under pressure to boycott this year.
  — Marisa Bellack, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
• Peace came when, during the historic 1994 elections, the IFP at the last minute reversed a threat to boycott the vote.
  — Amy Cassidy, CNN, 9 Sep. 2023
• Fans could boycott games, which would impact the team’s finances.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022
• The Taliban have urged Afghans to boycott the vote and said polling stations would be targets.
  — Cara Anna, The Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2019
• The union is asking riders to boycott using Uber until the strike ends.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2022
• There had been talk of a protest or boycott if a team with Lanzarotti entered.
  — Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 June 2019

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024