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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dancing With the Stars Twitter seems concerned there's a bit of favoritism taking place in season 29.
    Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2020
  • In Mongolia, the permit process has been rife with favoritism, experts say.
    ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Zavala said the pay discrepancy is due to favoritism, not longevity.
    Karen Caffarini, Post-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The idea was to avoid charges of favoritism that dogged the DNC throughout the 2016 presidential primary campaign.
    Christina Prignano, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2019
  • Her second place in the Beholder Mile behind Swiss Skydiver seems to have locked up the big favoritism.
    John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2021
  • The news ignited a media frenzy and even a parliamentary inquiry over favoritism and conflicts of interest.
    Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Certainly, this is not attributable to favoritism—indeed, NASA would prefer not to be beholden to a single contractor, however excellent its present performance and price may be.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 July 2024

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