boycott - use in sentences

Object

  • circus: RSPCA says: " Boycott the circus " RSPCA Circus FAQ's here.
  • referendum: The Catholic bishops had urged voters to boycott the referendum, which needed a 50 % turnout to be valid.
  • poll: They were said to be out addressing rallies calling MDC supporters to boycott the senate poll.
  • election: They announced that they would boycott the elections for the first duma.
  • supermarket: However she asked UK consumers not to boycott the supermarket.

Converse of object

  • urge: Last year ethnic minority officers rebelled against the Met, urging a boycott of recruitment campaigns.
  • threaten: Fan clubs could attempt to save their members from debt by threatening boycotts for better prices.
  • organize: The black community was outraged, and their pastors quickly organized a one-day boycott of the busses in protest.
  • organize: I suggest we organize an immediate boycott of all Nestle products.

Adjective modifier

  • Arab: However, the magnitude of the Arab boycott of US products is minimized by economists.
  • one-day: The black community was outraged, and their pastors quickly organized a one-day boycott of the busses in protest.
  • academic: This will certainly add fuel to the arguments for an academic boycott.

Modifies a noun

  • campaign: Unions mounted the boycott campaign last month following the decision to close Ryton, with the loss of 2,300 jobs.

Noun used with modifier

  • bus: During the Montgomery bus boycott, King was bombarded with death threats.

Preposition: of

  • referendum: This urges an active boycott of the referendum on British membership of the euro.
  • appraisal: A boycott of staff appraisal This applies to all staff who participate in any form of staff performance appraisal.

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