How do you use Boycott in a sentence? See 20 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like protest or dissent, plus the exact meaning.

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Boycott in a sentence

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Boycott meaning

To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.

Synonyms of Boycott

protest objection dissent ostracize ostracise patronize patronise

Example sentences (20)

Palestinians, despairing over their thwarted national hopes, wage acts of protest, boycott, sabotage, and violence.

It was the first national Olympic body other than Ukraine to threaten to boycott rather than compete against Russia.

Meanwhile, just 2pc of non-unionist voters believe the protocol is the only reason for the DUP’s Stormont boycott.

He explained that he works on his campus to fight against the Boycott Divest and Sanctions movement known as BDS.

Jurgen Klopp is also set to lead a BBC boycott among managers and players following crisis talks on Friday night.

But hundreds of affected sellers are planning to strike, boycott or team together in groups to protest the move.

But that is all behind him now; he realises it was wrong to boycott the apology and repeats that at every opportunity.

His spokesman did not clarify whether he plans to boycott every primary debate or just those that have been scheduled.

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The Chief Minister of the AAP-ruled Punjab, Bhagawant Mann, had also declared to boycott the Niti Aayog meeting.

Gove told the paper that the boycott of goods from Israel leads to “appalling antisemitic rhetoric and abuse”.

So we have decided to boycott the excess teachers’ transfer scheduled for January 24,” Mr. Nuggali explained.

As he walked away after the day’s session was closed, he said Republicans are still deciding about continuing the boycott.

Calls for a boycott followed, fueled in part by those who had previously attacked the transgender community.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the new Parliament building on Sunday amid a boycott by 21 opposition parties.

Some punters took to to voice their outrage at the trial, with one user saying he’ll boycott Greene King in a twitter post.

A coalition of opposition candidates called for a boycott, although their names still appeared on ballots.

A new licence fee hike has sparked renewed calls for the charge to be axed with campaigners warning it faces a mass boycott.

After seven years of diplomatic boycott, Tehran and Riyadh agreed to resume diplomatic relations in a deal brokered by China.

Many celebrities even took to social media to weigh in on the controversy — and call for a boycott of all Anheuser-Busch drinks.

RTÉ has received hundreds of emails urging a boycott in a stance against the conflict involving Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

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Common combinations with boycott

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to boycott 57×
  • boycott of 42×
  • the boycott 41×
  • boycott the 31×
  • for boycott 18×
  • boycott divestment
  • boycott in
  • boycott israel
  • boycott and
  • boycott as

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "boycott" in a sentence?
An example: "Palestinians, despairing over their thwarted national hopes, wage acts of protest, boycott, sabotage, and violence." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "boycott" from real English texts.
What does "boycott" mean?
Boycott means: To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
What are synonyms of "boycott"?
Common synonyms of "boycott" include: protest, objection, dissent, ostracize, ostracise, patronize, patronise.
How many example sentences with "boycott" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "boycott", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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