How to Use vegetarianism in a Sentence

vegetarianism

noun
  • The first few years of my vegetarianism were a struggle for both my mother and me.
    Shelly Westerhausen, Bon Appetit, 16 June 2017
  • The first few years of my vegetarianism were a struggle for both my mother and me.
    Shelly Westerhausen, Bon Appetit, 16 June 2017
  • The Rajneeshees weren’t the only group promoting vegetarianism in the ’70s and ’80s, of course.
    Melissa Locker, Bon Appetit, 4 May 2018
  • His is not a world in which our problems are solved by vegetarianism, for instance.
    Heidi J. Snow, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Even Ester’s vegetarianism crumbles in the course of their abortive courtship.
    The New Yorker, 4 July 2022
  • What follows are longreads that discuss the nuances of why and how people turn to vegetarianism — or don’t.
    Alison Fishburn, Longreads, 23 Oct. 2019
  • The Buddhist and Taoist faiths have long been pillars of Chinese vegetarianism.
    The Economist, 17 Oct. 2019
  • The Pandits, who are Hindus, also boast a long tradition of vegetarianism that has survived in the region, and that’s the source of Gill’s recipe here for chaman kaliya, paneer in yellow gravy.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 15 May 2022
  • There are many kinds of vegetarianism, but many folks are reducing the amount of meat in their diets, or cutting it out altogether.
    Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Followers of Jain adhere to a strict form of vegetarianism that does not allow the consumption of root vegetables as removing the root would kill the plant.
    Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2023
  • No country in the world gets vegetarianism quite like India.
    Joni Sweet, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Benjamin Lay, born in 1682, was four feet tall, made his own clothes, grew his own food, lived in a cave surrounded by books, practiced vegetarianism, and was a forceful opponent of slavery.
    BostonGlobe.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • The sect claims to have about 50 million followers and campaigns for vegetarianism and against drug addiction.
    Rishabh R. Jain and Muneeza Naqvi, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Not only does this cater to the growing trend of veganism and vegetarianism, but also to the rising prevalence of food allergies.
    Nell Lewis, CNN, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Veganism tied for 17th, while vegetarianism snagged a three-way tie for ninth.
    Popular Science, 6 Jan. 2021
  • The decade also ushered in the rise of vegetarianism and veganism.
    John Petkovic, cleveland.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • None of this is to say all herbal medicines don't work (many do!), or that vegetarianism or granola are bad, or that pharmaceutical companies do not deserve quite a lot of skepticism.
    Ryan Cooper, The Week, 2 Dec. 2021
  • But that was not the sole moment of gastronomic tragedy brought on by Harrelson’s vegetarianism.
    Vulture, 5 June 2023
  • In those Northern European countries, vegetarianism is more entrenched, as consumers shun meat due to high prices and concerns about climate change.
    Grace Dobush, Fortune, 6 June 2019
  • And the inescapable logic of vegetarianism—something the omnivorous Mr. Chang agrees makes sense.
    John Anderson, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2021
  • Yeong-hye’s vegetarianism is an act of control and defiance that her husband mistakes for madness.
    Bindu Bansinath, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Through the sharing of new ideas the ancients identified the atom, measured the circumference of the earth, grasped the environmental benefits of vegetarianism.
    Bettany Hughes, New York Times, 8 June 2018
  • Some versions claim the flu is fake, a hoax being used to justify reducing the supply of birds in an effort to drive up food prices, either to wreck the global economy or force people into vegetarianism.
    CBS News, 23 June 2022
  • Especially for men, vegetarianism was stereotyped as a wimpy diet for a long-haired draft dodger rebelling against red meat America.
    Adrienne Bitar, Time, 28 Nov. 2019
  • My girlfriend, for Buddhist reasons, is 108 days of vegetarianism, so that's been a little challenging thinking of meals to share over the dinner table together.
    Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2020
  • The celebratory meal featured a roasted pig (which the couple didn’t eat both because of their vegetarianism and Jewish dietary laws).
    Alix Wall, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
  • While young people are clearly more open to different ways of eating more sustainably, that doesn't mean all of them are turning to veganism and vegetarianism.
    Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 28 Aug. 2020
  • By the same token, today’s style of vegetarianism can sometimes feel caught in the spokes of today's wellness industrial complex wheel—as much about made-for-social media branding as back-to-the-land idealism.
    Leah Mennies, Bon Appetit, 26 Sep. 2017
  • The sect campaigns for vegetarianism and against drug addiction.
    Muneeza Naqvi, The Seattle Times, 28 Aug. 2017
  • And wherever people circle their A’s, vegetarianism is the norm.
    Malcolm Harris, New Republic, 24 Oct. 2017

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