How to Use nonbinary in a Sentence

nonbinary

adjective
  • The toll is lower than the year before, which saw at least 57 trans and nonbinary people killed.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The number includes more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth in the state.
    Valeria Olivares, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • Now 29, Lundy-Paine came out as nonbinary 10 years ago.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2024
  • Rafaelov dreamed of creating a space where young trans and nonbinary people could get these items with ease.
    Colleen Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • One long wall of text lists the names of South Africans who have died at the hands of violence against women and nonbinary people since Mrwetyana’s death.
    Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Somehow 99% of the women and nonbinary people in my life are a delight to purchase gifts for, while the men—cis and trans alike—remain a cipher.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Ghee is nonbinary and Newell is gender-nonconforming, and both of them use the pronouns he, she and they.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 2 May 2023
  • Trans and nonbinary youth have higher rates of attempts, too.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The letter cites the death of Nex Benedict, a nonbinary teen in Oklahoma, who was attacked in a school restroom by classmates and died the next day.
    Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Selby, who is a nonbinary writer in their early 40s, intended to stay there at the time.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • For the first time in the race's 127-year history, the Boston Marathon will include a division for nonbinary runners.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Alex Newell became the first openly nonbinary actor to win a Tony Award for their performance in Shucked and addressed the historic nature of the win.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 June 2023
  • Women and nonbinary workers, whose clothing choices weren’t a part of the poll, have a different set of rules to follow.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 July 2023
  • The program, launched last year to mark WIF’s 50th anniversary, is open to women, nonbinary and trans people.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
  • Given that trans and nonbinary people are up to six times more likely to be autistic, his response made no sense.
    Sarah Kurchak, TIME, 23 May 2024
  • Corrin—the nonbinary star who rose to fame for their portrayal of Princess Diana in The Crown—closed the show wearing a camel turtleneck, golden sequined briefs, and tights.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The cost-free coding school enrolls Black and brown women, trans, and nonbinary people to advance their careers in tech.
    Andrea Guzman, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Acquisitions of work by women and nonbinary artists, and by artists of color, have jumped sharply.
    Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 19 July 2023
  • The parents of 18-year-old activist Gibson Iron Eyes, who is nonbinary, accuse Miller of grooming their child.
    Vulture, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Ramirez, like Che, is nonbinary and uses they/them prounouns.
    Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2024
  • Nex was the nonbinary 16-year-old in Oklahoma who died in February one day after a group of students beat them up in a school restroom.
    Lz Granderson, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The plaintiffs in the case make up a group of mostly anonymous nonbinary Hoosiers who sought the X option on their drivers licenses but were denied.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The Utah band has added symbols for the transgender and nonbinary communities, as well as a small trombone.
    Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 July 2023
  • This is especially true for trans and nonbinary people, who have seen an uptick in laws eroding their rights.
    Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Their 19-year-old is nonbinary, and their 16-year-old son is bisexual.
    Caitlin Gibson, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The figure was also higher than that of their white trans or nonbinary counterparts (16%).
    Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Less than one-third of all speaking characters in those same films were girls, women, trans or nonbinary people.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 20 May 2024
  • Mizu’s gender is initially obscured, leading to the idea that Mizu might be nonbinary.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
  • While there might not be that many other punk bands fronted by nonbinary singers who write lyrics in both English and Spanish, the scene and overall industry seems to get more diverse and welcoming by the hour.
    Josh Chesler, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Kit is a food connoisseur who’s spent their time apart becoming a thriving pastry chef, while Theo, a successful business owner, has come out as nonbinary and transformed their life.
    Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2024

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