belittle

Example Sentences

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"When you're in politics... or whatever your line of work, you should not be attacked personally. And certainly not AI used to belittle you."

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

Concerning headlines and poor results allow them to belittle the Welsh game, even in a playful way.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

“I will not belittle that one bit. But I will say, it’s the curse of a leader.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Although he celebrated intensely, Crawford did not belittle Álvarez, acknowledging the quality of the former champion.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

Some people believed that Bobby was still stewing over the fact that he’d refused to play Karpov in 1975, and therefore was trying to belittle Karpov’s resulting match with Kasparov.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady