How to Use stigma in a Sentence

stigma

noun

• There's a social stigma attached to receiving welfare.
• They are grouped in the center of the bloom around the stigma.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
• There’s a whole thing about the video game curse and the stigma of that.
  — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
• A lot of guys were just scared of the stigma that came with it.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• Dab the pollen on the tip of the stigma in the center of the female flower.
  — Benjamin Whitacre, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022
• There’s just a stigma attached to it, and that needs to change.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 24 Dec. 2019
• The stigma of shame is often greater than the courage to protect the child.
  — Time, 10 Nov. 2022
• Animals don’t have the stigma that comes with the loss of a limb.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 18 Oct. 2017
• But even in the face of this progress, health stigma still persists.
  — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020
• The more access to care, the less stigma—and vice versa.
  — Evan Nison, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2023
• The Overman doesn't want to overcome death, but rather, the stigma of death.
  — Wired Staff, WIRED, 1 Jan. 1995
• The media has the power to help the mental health stigma.
  — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2022
• But by the end of the 18th century, stripes had shed their stigma.
  — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2019
• There was so much pain that was still attached to it and so much stigma.
  — Natalia M. Perez-Gonzalez, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2022
• Reefer Madness,’ and does not view cannabis as a stigma.
  — Anne Sraders, Fortune, 17 June 2019
• At that time, there was such a stigma around mental health.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 1 June 2022
• Together the ovary, style and stigma make up the pistil.
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2022
• And then there is the stigma attached to being a young mother.
  — Freep.com, 16 Apr. 2021
• Before the pandemic, there was the same kind of stigma and anger.
  — Sarah Laskow, The Atlantic, 29 Nov. 2021
• How about a cure for weight stigma that isn't about (us) losing weight?
  — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2023
• The stigma and shame of it being too cheap and tacky is long gone, boxed out by the coronavirus.
  — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 2 July 2020
• Winfrey and her co-panelists are on a mission to change the stigma.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
• There's been a stigma for a long time that guys aren’t supposed to show their emotions.
  — Jon Patrick Hatcher, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2019
• Al Said has spent the past two decades working to shatter stigma.
  — Jair Hilburn, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• There’s just such a stigma about asking a person out on a friend date.
  — Maggie Bullock, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2018
• The thing that Marie had fought so hard against, that stigma, persisted.
  — Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 20 Apr. 2023
• That may help begin to break the stigma attached to being menopausal at work.
  — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 22 Aug. 2023
• But the stigma around mental health issues, at least, has eased.
  — New York Times, 10 May 2022
• The streetwear and athleisure line includes hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts, tees, hats and totes -- all designed to break the stigma about colon cancer.
  — Ashley Ennis, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
• While significant advances have been made in treatment that enables those with HIV to live long and healthy lives, stigma persists as a significant barrier to prevention and care.
  — Lisa Barr, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Dec 2024