How to Use favoritism in a Sentence

favoritism

noun

• He accused the teacher of showing favoritism in assigning grades.
• There are already signs that some of the old favoritism is on the wane.
  — Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022
• But there’s a lot of favoritism, a lot of jealousy and envy.
  — Andy Frye, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
• The younger Williamson said his father doesn't show favoritism.
  — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 15 Apr. 2021
• Thank you for noting the longer-term impact of favoritism.
  — Amy Dickinson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
• Meme stocks Start with the media’s peak favoritism in July.
  — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• The strong in-group favoritism among parents might help explain why.
  — Zachary P. Neal, Discover Magazine, 10 Nov. 2022
• A little flattery and favoritism could be good for your soul.
  — Jeraldine Saunders, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2017
• That said, three of the dogs and two of the wolves did show some signs of favoritism after the combination of both phases.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2022
• One thing that my mother always told me is that God does show favoritism.
  — Ahmad Davis, Billboard, 7 Apr. 2022
• The new tax cuts remove few sources of favoritism and complexity, and add a great many.
  — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, 20 Dec. 2017
• When work needs assigned, to reduce the potential favoritism bias, discuss the work with the team.
  — Kristy Busija, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• Any kind of seeding will come back to politics and favoritism.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 13 Mar. 2018
• Every country gets the same number, so it was supposed to get rid of racial favoritism.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 12 Jan. 2018
• There was a strong favoritism toward the Big Ten on the bubble line, whereas the Big 12 got way under-seeded.
  — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2022
• Still, Democrats suspect favoritism may have been a factor.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 11 Feb. 2020
• Sarlatte is a Cal man but showed no favoritism in his roasts, which, sadly, are no longer held.
  — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• Critics say the meetings and contracts show a pattern of favoritism.
  — Christine Armario and Franklin BriceÑo, Star Tribune, 11 Sep. 2020
• Such favoritism hasn’t happened yet in Utah, the auditors said.
  — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 July 2023
• As for the broader issue at work here, the folks who stand at the White House lectern face incentives for favoritism from their first moments on the job.
  — Washington Post, 11 May 2022
• The second thing that stands out to me is what appears to me to be her dislike of the government and her favoritism toward the defense.
  — Tyler Bartlam, NPR, 17 June 2024
• Vaccinations are on the rise in the USA, but is there favoritism in Florida?
  — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2021
• The count’s favoritism toward Jacques as well as a property lawsuit drives a wedge between the two friends.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2021
• Favoritism in the field of 11 fillies and mares has been given to invader Lightstream at 7-2.
  — Tim Dwyer, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 June 2017
• The five older siblings doted on the twins, but frequently tease their parents about their show of favoritism to the pair.
  — Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com, 23 Mar. 2018
• Banks told the New York Daily News in a new interview that the lenient sentence clearly smacks of favoritism over the boys class and race.
  — CBS News, 7 June 2016
• That way no one will ever accuse me of showing favoritism.
  — Neil Sperry, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2021
• The customer favoritism is widening a gap in stock performance, too.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 26 Feb. 2024
• For all its drawbacks, a period of uncertainty and delay would not be nearly as dangerous as the appearance of favoritism.
  — Bronwyn Bruton, Foreign Affairs, 3 Mar. 2013
• The officer alleged favoritism and policy violations in his 911 call.
  — Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Dec 2024