disparaging

Example Sentences

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A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's

The girls muttered a few more disparaging comments as they scuttled to get in order.

From Literature

She denied the disparaging accusations and in the 2013 interview said detractors believed she was a "soft target".

From BBC

Sportsmanship and maturity seem less important than disparaging Canadians.

From Los Angeles Times

Newspaper editors supportive of the spirits ran stories disparaging Chauncey and his brother as “itinerant, catch-penny lecturers,” “dunces” and “accomplished mountebanks.”

From Literature