Used in a Sentence

klan

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for klan.

Editorial note

There's a point past which trigger warnings are silly; Klan hoods in the quad aren't past it.

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Quick take

Ku Klux Klan

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of klan gathered in one view.

noun

Ku Klux Klan

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Klan. [Ku Klux Klan]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for klan.

noun

Ku Klux Klan

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Klan. [Ku Klux Klan]

Example sentences

1

There's a point past which trigger warnings are silly; Klan hoods in the quad aren't past it.

2

There are a lot of people promoting discussion and debate about racism without invoking Klan imagery.

3

It's akin to a hotel owner disallowing a Klan meeting in the conference room.

4

Sure, put up a klan poster, but you've still gotta serve 'em a drink.

5

She will not go risk her life for the right of Westboro Baptist Church, the Klan or Bill Cosby to have their say.

6

I wasn't at the event but I remember a lot of people being really angry that the Klan was speaking.

7

So I'm allowed to hold Klan meetings in your house, as long as I don't make fun of any overweight minorities?

8

That's a fun one, I wonder if people are still fat, why isn't the klan the best funded institution on the planet:)?

9

> pseudonymity online will be looked back on by future generations as our time's Klan hood That's an extremely bad analogy.

10

> It's akin to a hotel owner disallowing a Klan meeting in the conference room.

11

That was the camel's nose under the tent, and organizations influenced by the Ku Klux Klan used zoning laws as a tool for enforcing segregation at a municipal level.

12

It may not be well known outside the state but the small town of Howell which is less than thirty miles from Ann Arbor was a Northern center for Klan activity.

Quote examples

1

In vain did the Turkish-born academic explain that he is a “social-political artist”, using Klan imagery to provoke debate about racism.

2

You don't have to hear much about how someone "Favors preserving the White culture, and the White people as a race..." to know that you're hearing about the Klan.

3

There, the Court held that inflammatory speech--and even speech advocating violence by members of the Ku Klux Klan--is protected under the First Amendment, unless the speech "is directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action and is likely to incite or produce such action"

Proper noun examples

1

No mention of Jim Crow or the Ku Klux Klan?

2

They weren't cross-burning Klansmen -- in fact, they saw themselves as anti-Klan -- but they ran a second-rate police state down in the Delta for decades.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use klan in a sentence?

There's a point past which trigger warnings are silly; Klan hoods in the quad aren't past it.

What does klan mean?

Ku Klux Klan

What part of speech is klan?

klan is commonly used as noun.