variants
or less commonly nonwhite
1
: not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
non-white immigrants
non-white Alaskans
2
: not of the color white
… I was standing at the very top of the ladder and stretching to paint over the last non-white spot on the ceiling …—
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variants
or less commonly nonwhite
plural non-whites also nonwhites
: a person who is not of a white race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
Examples of non-white in a Sentence
Noun
The program is even less popular among nonwhites.
Recent Examples on the WebMichelle L. Price, Fortune, 24 May 2024
There is no majority racial group across for nurses the state, with 59% of the workforce identifying as non-white.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Share [Findings] Drivers of fancy cars yield to pedestrians less often than drivers of humble cars, and still less if the pedestrians are non-white men.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
In suburban Burlington County, New Jersey, non-white students make up roughly 75% of public school students in Beverly, where the population has largely been declining for decades.
—Talisa Treviño, ABC News, 17 May 2024
What better way to honor our non-white ancestors than to choose something from the Algonquin language?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Initially racially ambiguous, Belvidere Hollow later became known for its Black residents, especially as racial covenants and redlining segregated the city’s white and non-white citizens.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
For example, the number of non-white and female students taking the AP computer science exam is on the rise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
Overall, Democratic ranks are now 44% non-white, up from 23% in Clinton’s day.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
But the lead acts — Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean — also make history as the first group of 100% non-white Coachella headliners.
—Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
So just white people over non-white people is a total ordering.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
But that isn’t much different than a long list of public and other private schools serving low-income and non-white children in Milwaukee.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
Courtesy of Trier Bryant Reports of massive layoffs disproportionately hitting corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion teams (DEI) and non-white professionals are one the latest setbacks for DEI professionals.
—Trier Bryant, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
The series has gotten far better at not exoticizing foods from non-white cultures and developed a greater respect for them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
In addition to the link between air quality and miles driven, his team found that non-white communities face higher pollution levels across the board.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
That is staggering—but nowhere near as baffling as the fact that only one non-white woman (Berry) has received a best-actress Oscar in that glittering awards show’s almost 100-year history.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023
Adjective
The area Trump visited is overwhelmingly non-white — a departure from most of his rally locations.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 24 May 2024
There is no majority racial group across for nurses the state, with 59% of the workforce identifying as non-white.
—Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 22 May 2024
Share [Findings] Drivers of fancy cars yield to pedestrians less often than drivers of humble cars, and still less if the pedestrians are non-white men.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
In suburban Burlington County, New Jersey, non-white students make up roughly 75% of public school students in Beverly, where the population has largely been declining for decades.
—Talisa Treviño, ABC News, 17 May 2024
What better way to honor our non-white ancestors than to choose something from the Algonquin language?
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
Initially racially ambiguous, Belvidere Hollow later became known for its Black residents, especially as racial covenants and redlining segregated the city’s white and non-white citizens.
—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
For example, the number of non-white and female students taking the AP computer science exam is on the rise.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Apr. 2024
Overall, Democratic ranks are now 44% non-white, up from 23% in Clinton’s day.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2024
Noun
Share [Findings] Drivers of fancy cars yield to pedestrians less often than drivers of humble cars, and still less if the pedestrians are non-white men.
—Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 29 Mar. 2023
But the lead acts — Bad Bunny, Blackpink, and Frank Ocean — also make history as the first group of 100% non-white Coachella headliners.
—Oscar Hartzog, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2023
So just white people over non-white people is a total ordering.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2023
But that isn’t much different than a long list of public and other private schools serving low-income and non-white children in Milwaukee.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2023
Courtesy of Trier Bryant Reports of massive layoffs disproportionately hitting corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion teams (DEI) and non-white professionals are one the latest setbacks for DEI professionals.
—Trier Bryant, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2023
The series has gotten far better at not exoticizing foods from non-white cultures and developed a greater respect for them.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2023
In addition to the link between air quality and miles driven, his team found that non-white communities face higher pollution levels across the board.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2023
That is staggering—but nowhere near as baffling as the fact that only one non-white woman (Berry) has received a best-actress Oscar in that glittering awards show’s almost 100-year history.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 6 Mar. 2023
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