demeaned

Example Sentences

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Then he repeatedly demeaned Canada as America’s “51st state” and has referred to the prime minister as “governor.”

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

But the comedy is too often at Dusty’s expense, and not even her increasing empowerment can compensate for the way she’s demeaned for cheap laughs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2024

As she emerged, protested, sang, kicked up and never punched down, Irish society played that trick it does on so many - it embraced and rejected her, celebrated and demeaned her, appreciated and gaslit her.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2023

In 300 mentions over eight months on Fox last year, she was repeatedly demeaned and defamed in highly personal language, the lawsuit asserts.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

“I felt that I was behind the progress curve. I was demeaned by my peers—‘Giebel, you rich dog, what are you gonna do, eat it?’

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger