How to Use cancel culture in a Sentence

cancel culture

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Definition of cancel culturenext
  • Walz let Vance get away with Stop the Steal diction and spin the bottle to make censorship and cancel culture Harris’ fault.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Read why she’s now caught in the crosshairs of cancel culture.
    — Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 June 2024
  • To hell with their feelings—cancel culture is here to stay.
    — Ernest Owens, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2023
  • As Ava points out, there are no victims of cancel culture.
    — Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 23 May 2024
  • Hmm:Is this the way to sidestep 'cancel culture' and be friends with everyone?
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
  • Hmm:Is this the way to sidestep 'cancel culture' and be friends with everyone?
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Speaking of that, this era of cancel culture is a pretty daring time to be in a band like Steel Panther.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 28 July 2023
  • Some rap fans see West as a roguish outlaw who beat cancel culture.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In his view, cancel culture itself may have been a phenomenon of the Covid era.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • So not only is there cancel culture, but there are culture wars.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Before there was cancel culture, there was the kind of disapproval that only made Springer stronger.
    — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The antidote to 'cancel culture':Is this the way to sidestep 'cancel culture' and be friends with everyone?
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2023
  • In 2024, a story like this has to be — or at least is very likely to be — an allegory for what’s known as cancel culture.
    — Mike Hale, New York Times, 11 June 2024
  • As for cancel culture, Melissa says her mom would have fought against it, especially for comics.
    — Jordan Greene, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Meanwhile, the singer has been complaining about cancel culture.
    — Vulture, 24 July 2023
  • Field doesn’t delve deep enough into Lydia’s viewpoint for Tár to work as a commentary on cancel culture.
    — Hazlitt, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Today's era of cancel culture doesn't always allow for that.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • In 2023 the United States is trapped between tribalism and the fear of retribution from cancel culture.
    — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Meanwhile, there’s a whole new pandemic in town as the crew explores the future of vaccines, bitcoin, cancel culture, and streaming TV.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2023
  • Yet others have challenged the notion that cancel culture is a legit social movement.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023
  • And much of his one hour, five minute set centered on clapping back at how he’s perceived, dealing with cancel culture, and his views on sexuality and gender roles.
    — Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Arbitrary rules, doxing practices, and cancel culture have led to something hard to distinguish from censorship for the sober and well-meaning.
    — Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Tang points to recent cancel culture examples like Amber Heard.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2023
  • The story Colomby told him that day turned into a compelling documentary that serves as the perfect glimpse into the roots of today’s cancel culture in an incident that took place 53 years ago.
    — Roy Trakin, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • In the Dark Age of cancel culture, the un-self-conscious behavior and unpoliced thoughts of a private citizen are underrated.
    — Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 29 Oct. 2023
  • In this and a dozen other ways, the timeless-looking film engages with up-to-the-minute ideas, from cancel culture to going viral, ultimately revealing itself to be a sly social satire.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Despite being a nearly three-hour drama about cancel culture and the creative process, the film continues to spawn countless online jokes and merchandise two years later.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2024
  • In fact, Paul has been personally involved in so many controversies that the YouTube star might be living proof that cancel culture doesn’t exist — or a least has no financial impact on the lives of the rich and famous.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2023
  • The backdrop of the war on ethnic studies and critical race theory frames efforts to end the U.S. Department of Education as part of a cultural war and a cancel culture.
    — J. Luke Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • People should be free to express their opinions without becoming targets of cancel culture.
    — Les Borsai, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2023

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