On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Boycott. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as protest or objection and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
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.
Using Boycott
- The main meaning on this page is: To abstain, either as an individual or a group, from using, buying, or dealing with someone or some organization as an expression of protest.
- Useful related words include: protest, objection, dissent, ostracize.
- In the example corpus, boycott often appears in combinations such as: to boycott, boycott of, the boycott.
Context around Boycott
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Boycott
- In this selection, "boycott" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anti, gonna, political, divestment, laws and bud stand out and add context to how "boycott" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include calls to boycott within the and cease my boycott sign the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "boycott" sits close to words such as geographic, hypothesis and myth, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with boycott
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Notable people * Charles Boycott (1832–1897) - Unpopular landowner from whom the term Boycott arose. (14 words)
Unfortunately for him the people likely to boycott his restaurants actually know how to boycott. (15 words)
So, for a brief moment, I cease my boycott, sign the pledge, and then immediately resume my boycott. (18 words)
Since the beginning of the boycott, both the silence of Mr. Saad Eddine El Othmani, the Prime Minister, and the uncalculated remarks of several of his cabinet members have not only failed to suggest a possible solution, but directly inflamed the boycott. (42 words)
Ranbir Vohra, The Making of India: A Historical Survey (Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, Inc, 1997), 120 The movement consisted of the boycott of foreign goods and also the social boycott of any Indian who used foreign goods. (37 words)
When the First Continental Congress decided to boycott British products, the colonial and local Committees took charge, examining merchant records and publishing the names of merchants who attempted to defy the boycott by importing British goods. (36 words)
We boycott Bud Light and Target—Is it time to boycott any women’s sporting event that allows men to participate—shouldn’t we stand up for women in sports? (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Even if anti-boycott laws are conceptually indistinguishable from other forms of economic discrimination, the argument goes, America’s “history and traditions” may still carve out the political boycott for special constitutional protection.
He knew if he voted to boycott it would all be on him and if he voted not to boycott it would be the end of the association.
We boycott Bud Light and Target—Is it time to boycott any women’s sporting event that allows men to participate—shouldn’t we stand up for women in sports?
It is worth noting that Barghouti is a graduate of Tel Aviv University, which he calls to boycott within the framework of the academic boycott against Israel.
Each senator said the anti-boycott measure infringed on speech freedoms and that they opposed the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement targeting Israel.
So, for a brief moment, I cease my boycott, sign the pledge, and then immediately resume my boycott.
WGA claims that, in total, 7,000 writers have terminated their agents as a result of WGA’s group boycott, representing approximately 80% of WGA writers represented at the time of the boycott.
Among those promoting the boycott are actors Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing; actor and producer Justine Bateman; and Shannon Coulter (the woman behind the "Grab Your Wallet" boycott of retailers that carry Trump products).
As Indiana's governor, Pence signed a bill requiring the state to divest from any business that engaged in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement — a grassroots international boycott movement against Israel.
In concluding her speech, Tyson said, “If we gonna boycott the Galleria, we gonna organize it and we gonna boycott them for real.
International media heavily reported on Lahcen’s participation in the boycott, with the describing the boycott as the “biggest crisis” of the PJD “since the dismissal of Benkirane” as head of government in April 2017.
People supporting the boycott commented that they will not stop the boycott as long as it has not listened to their demands and lowered the prices of its products.
Since the beginning of the boycott, both the silence of Mr. Saad Eddine El Othmani, the Prime Minister, and the uncalculated remarks of several of his cabinet members have not only failed to suggest a possible solution, but directly inflamed the boycott.
The groups also promised to boycott Israel and expressed support for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against the Jewish state.
Unfortunately for him the people likely to boycott his restaurants actually know how to boycott.
Notable people * Charles Boycott (1832–1897) - Unpopular landowner from whom the term Boycott arose.
Ranbir Vohra, The Making of India: A Historical Survey (Armonk: M.E. Sharpe, Inc, 1997), 120 The movement consisted of the boycott of foreign goods and also the social boycott of any Indian who used foreign goods.
That evening after the success of the one-day boycott, a group of 16 to 18 people gathered at the Mt. Zion AME Zion Church to discuss boycott strategies.
When the First Continental Congress decided to boycott British products, the colonial and local Committees took charge, examining merchant records and publishing the names of merchants who attempted to defy the boycott by importing British goods.
A brief spell during and post Covid – saw staff taking over the salad serving; a move that sent shockwaves through the clientele and led to threats of boycott before normal service was resumed last year.
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 9×
- boycott in 7×
- boycott israel 5×
- boycott and 5×
- boycott as 4×