How to Use HBCU in a Sentence

HBCU

noun
  • The girls were a big, important part of this album — like the HBCU girls that would come through.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
  • So the things that could happen don’t outweigh her great three years at her HBCU.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The issue of underfunding of land-grant HBCU’s has been a topic of debate for years.
    — Justin Gamble, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • How did going to an HBCU shape your career and change your trajectory?
    — Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This is equivalent to a full in-state tuition scholarship for an HBCU student.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Spelman said the donation is the largest in HBCU history and a majority of it will be used to fund scholarships.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2024
  • There’s not a conspiracy against drafting HBCU players.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 7 May 2023
  • But after 100 interviews with HBCU students, only four signed up for his initiative.
    — Robert Klemko, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • The agreement also allows the city to continue hosting HBCU football games at the stadium, which was a sticking point of negotiations in recent weeks.
    — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 18 July 2023
  • Each year, the initiative places five talented HBCU students, providing opportunities both in front of and behind the camera.
    — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Eleven Texas schools will get their own nights and the Rangers will also host an HBCU night.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026

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