How to Use misogynistic in a Sentence

misogynistic

adjective
  • But in the early ‘90s, Dre’s swinging beats and salacious lyrics – the song was considered a misogynistic headache by many – bumped him to the top of the charts.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • In the misogynistic courtrooms of Iran, the legal testimony of a woman is worth half that of a man.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • The physicist Millikan turned out to have held racist and misogynistic beliefs.
    Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Brockhampton served as a breath of fresh air for hip-hop fans who felt shut out from the overly misogynistic and homophobic tone of some rap.
    Mark Braboy, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Her misogynistic remarks in response to #MeToo might also ring a bell.
    Iris Goldsztajn, Vogue, 21 June 2023
  • Up-to-the-minute references range from the war in Ukraine and the indignities of the gig economy to the misogynistic influencer Andrew Tate.
    The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Within hours after Musk took over Twitter, anonymous trolls spewed tweets full of Nazi memes, misogynistic and racist slurs.
    Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The term has been described as classist and misogynistic, as it’s largely levied against working-class women.
    Whitney Perry, Glamour, 19 Jan. 2023
  • How could this macabre, often misogynistic relic of a pre-mature gaming boom come back.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
  • No one should have to listen to a few people – standing bravely behind fake names – lob racist or misogynistic taunts at them, or others.
    Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2024
  • The comment, which Timbaland made in October at a live event, had drawn backlash from fans who called the remarks misogynistic.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Caustic, misogynistic, and truly just the worst, Trevor is Pat Anderson dialed up to 100.
    Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Despite the sexist and misogynistic standards that have positioned men as the face of hip-hop lore, women continue to rise within the space.
    Jaelani Turner-Williams, ELLE, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The same can be said about Tate, the internet persona who has gained infamy pushing misogynistic extremism to young men.
    Oliver Darcy, CNN, 20 June 2023
  • Dozens of others viewed by The Post berated her appearance, threatened her, and called her misogynistic slurs.
    Taylor Lorenz, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • At this stage in the 21st century that much transparency seems like the tritest form of misogynistic pretend-fashion provocation.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Female journalists in my home country of South Africa—and elsewhere, for that matter—often face a lot of misogynistic abuse online.
    David Meyer, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2023
  • That same week, another player was removed from the team for misogynistic comments.
    Dallas News, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Adin Ross, for his part, is known to cavort with misogynistic creators like Andrew Tate and has expressed countless right-leaning views on his stream, in addition to dropping the N-word a few times.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2023
  • There was a lot of weird, sexist messaging — everything out of Steve Harvey's mouth was misogynistic.
    refinery29.com, 1 June 2023
  • The 30-year-old has also come under fire for using racial and transphobic slurs and misogynistic content, according to Forbes.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Hoping for Swift’s sake that society has evolved past that misogynistic nonsense.
    Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Many online commentators with no stake in the outcome played to this crowd, posting misogynistic pro-Depp content for profit.
    Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Her father was a steel salesman — in the poetry, he is portrayed as silent, cold, drunk, casually misogynistic.
    Sam Anderson, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The two expose Max’s misogynistic, toxic, and villainous personality to the senior class, in a video that’s projected onto the screens at the party.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 20 Sep. 2022
  • That didn’t stop the opposing team’s lawyers from tearing her apart in court, in particularly misogynistic fashion.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Taylor Swift isn't letting predictable, boring, and misogynistic blame-games stop her from attending Travis Kelce's sporting events.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2023
  • There are a lot of unanswered questions regarding this tragic event, but one thing is perfectly clear: the obtuse, misogynistic statements released to the public by the Lancashire police.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The gunman, a racist and misogynistic lawyer who had a history of filing frivolous lawsuits, died by suicide in upstate New York shortly thereafter.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 14 June 2022
  • Not only was his column misogynistic and cruel, it's also badly written and doesn't have a point besides being hateful.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2022

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