STIGMA in a Sentence

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Example sentences for STIGMA, such as:

1. The stigma of alcoholism makes it difficult to treat.
2. Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.
3. I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime.
4. Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows.
5. The stigma gone, Hester heaved a long, deep sigh, in which the burden of shame and anguish departed from her spirit.

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 Meanings and Examples of STIGMA
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
stigma
 n.  symbol of disgrace; small mark, as scar or birthmark; mark made with red-hot iron
Classic Sentence:
1  Do not return to your families with the stigma of disgrace marked on your brows.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
2  The stigma gone, Hester heaved a long, deep sigh, in which the burden of shame and anguish departed from her spirit.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE
3  Others contended that the stigma had not been produced until a long time subsequent, when old Roger Chillingworth, being a potent necromancer, had caused it to appear, through the agency of magic and poisonous drugs.
The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne
Context  Highlight   In XXIV. CONCLUSION
Example Sentence:
1  The stigma of alcoholism makes it difficult to treat.
2  Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.
3  I do not attach any stigma to the fact that you were accused of this crime.
4  Armstrong's once-impressive career is now forever tainted with the stigma of having been achieved by means other than skill, hard work and dogged determination.