How to Use regressive in a Sentence

regressive

adjective

• That’s one of the most regressive parts of our tax system….
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 9 Feb. 2022
• That said, the tax cuts were large, though highly regressive.
  — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
• One one hand, better highways; on the other, the setting in stone of a regressive tax.
  — Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2020
• So in a way, it's felt a bit regressive going back to that during lockdown.
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2020
• Our regressive tax system … has the middle class paying more than double the rate the wealthy pay.
  — John O'Connor, The Seattle Times, 14 Jan. 2019
• Jones said there is growing recognition of the regressive nature of the tax.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 27 Apr. 2023
• This fixed idea of French girl style is not only regressive but classist, too.
  — Véronique Hyland, refinery29.com, 13 Mar. 2022
• Kanso said the cut would make taxes even more regressive.
  — Jeff Amy, ajc, 27 Apr. 2022
• Tolling can be regressive, as a flat fee for road use takes a bigger bite out of a low-income commuters’ income.
  — oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
• She was stressed about her new school and suddenly needed me more, and her regressive midnight screams were an easy way to get me.
  — Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2020
• But there was also this background noise that felt so regressive.
  — Mattie Kahn, Glamour, 12 July 2019
• Well, how about getting your husband to be less regressive?
  — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 May 2021
• Cinderella is, in a way, the most regressive fantasy of the Disney princess.
  — Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2018
• Inflation is, for the most part, a strongly regressive tax.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 1 Apr. 2022
• Daniels emphasizes that images like the one published to the Facebook page are regressive to the progress of racial equity.
  — Kalyn Dunkins | [e-mail], al, 23 Aug. 2022
• Sales taxes are the most regressive form of taxation, because poor people feel the burden more than the rich.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
• The main narrative thrust of season three has been the students’ battle with Hope and her regressive policies.
  — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2021
• If the Fed doesn’t act with due speed and skill, inflation—the most regressive tax of all—will do further harm, particularly to the least well-off.
  — Kevin Warsh, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2021
• At the same time, there are dramatic human rights concerns around some of the regressive governments in place there.
  — Mikhail Klimentov, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2022
• In both cases, half-baked, regressive, and disproven arguments are made again and again.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Jan. 2021
• And throughout much of our history, it’s been quite regressive.
  — Kk Ottesen, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• King Charles seems almost bizarrely regressive, and Camilla doesn’t work for anybody.
  — Rachel Burchfield, Glamour, 21 Dec. 2020
• However, amidst the regressive social landscape of the times, the lovers are forced to shield their relationship from the eyes of their family and friends.
  — Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 20 Sep. 2019
• Instead, white voices rise to the top, and regressive beliefs fester.
  — Jasper Craven, The New Republic, 28 Aug. 2020
• The moms told Fox News Digital that the term is regressive by defining a woman on her ability to conceive a child.
  — Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 28 July 2022
• Opponents have labeled the carbon fee a regressive tax that would hit hard at low-wage workers who have to drive long distances to work.
  — Agueda Pacheco-Flores, The Seattle Times, 31 Oct. 2018
• The hike should help the elderly, but the tax is regressive, meaning higher earners pay a lower marginal rate than the poor.
  — Charles Riley, CNN, 11 Feb. 2022
• And those changes, however productive or regressive, build on the foundation of the past.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
• It's widely accepted as a regressive tax, and the absolute worst way to fund new initiatives.
  — Nate Rau, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
• Though sentiments about letting the heart guide the head and taking chances are well-intentioned, they’re poorly expressed as regressive statements.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 19 July 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024