How to Use societal in a Sentence

societal

adjective

• The horror genre can be a handy metaphor for all sorts of societal ills.
  — Dallas News, 22 Feb. 2023
• The last time a gadget raised these sorts of societal questions was in 2013 with Google Glass.
  — Geoffrey A. Fowler, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Vance said the issue is a societal one that has been ingrained for at least 50 years.
  — Breccan F. Thies, Washington Examiner, 6 Oct. 2023
• Bass, in her speech, said there is societal cost to leaving people on the street.
  — Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• The third looks at the tumbling global birthrate and hard societal choices ahead.
  — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
• But in spite of the emotions or societal pressures to keep silent, Schumer revealed that the PA spoke up right away.
  — William Earl, Variety, 2 May 2024
• Goldfarb: Julia was a great way to talk about all these societal changes taking place in the ’60s.
  — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• But like many a flip statement that strikes a deep societal nerve, the toast comment took off for a reason.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
• Media outlets fanned the flames of fear with tales of bad trips and societal breakdown.
  — Milan Kordestani, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2024
• This will not solve any of the economic and societal problems that this study outlines.
  — Mira Cheng, CNN, 20 Mar. 2024
• There is no hiding from the societal shame of Pecola’s story.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
• The societal make-up of Sweden has changed dramatically since the City Hall was built 100 years ago.
  — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
• There’s a whole host of societal and economic forces that conspire to maintain the status quo.
  — James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
• So don’t be pushed around by societal narratives of what the ultimate good looks like.
  — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Nov. 2024
• Plenty of women deal with it, and there are a lot of societal standards for what is a beautiful size on a woman.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• That inclination to turn away, of course, is one of the reasons that many of these societal problems endure.
  — Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Oct. 2022
• Tea eventually spread to the societal elite, and finally to the masses.
  — Megan Zhang, Saveur, 13 Sep. 2023
• Some lament this as a symptom of societal decline; others celebrate it as a mark of progress.
  — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022
• Reason for Ranking: Can an episode that ends with societal collapse be sweet?
  — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
• Observers say that societal changes are making the cycle worse.
  — Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
• Ebel responds to the societal pressure to conform to white standards of beauty by rebelling against them.
  — Juliana Kasumu, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
• That idea of feeling stuck, of not being able to have an impact, can be applied to so many societal issues — but perhaps this one most of all.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
• At the start of any relationship, people tend to conform to societal norms.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
• The film is a realistic portrayal of troubles that people faced at the time, and also highlights the societal flaws of casteism.
  — Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
• Chinese women attribute this to societal norms that expect young men to own a home or have made a down payment before tying the knot.
  — Monica Liu, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2023
• On the day of her accession to the Throne, Great Britain continued to suffer the economic and societal aftershocks of world war.
  — Town & Country, 19 Sep. 2022
• Locals speak of a perfect storm of calamities -- and warn the country increasingly feels on the verge of societal collapse.
  — Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022
• One of the biggest societal traditions highlighted in Bridgerton is that of the coming-out ball.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024
• While many love to break societal norms and partake in the festivities, some are skeptical of the tradition.
  — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 23 Feb. 2024
• The growing demand for real-world interactions is emerging from a confluence of societal challenges, namely the increasing awareness of the adverse effects of spending way too much time on screens, and the loneliness epidemic.
  — Rachel Botsman, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024