condescend

"When I started coaching women for the first time, I did not condescend to them," said Dorrance.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Don’t question the character of his backers or condescend; appeal to their interests and positive dreams.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

They do not marginalize or condescend to him; Pira loves them unstintingly.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022

She offers a simple, elegant solution, one that does not pander, condescend or dumb down.

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2021

I told him that I might condescend to remove my hands if we were fed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

It never condescends to Sisters Barnes and Paxton and they always have sound rebuttals at the ready; they are also observant, smart and canny.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2024

In the American psyche, it’s the Miss Millie story line from Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple,” about someone so blinded by a conception of her own virtue that it doesn’t register when she condescends.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

"Three 'verys'. Wow," he condescends, then signals her to lay her pitch on him.

From Salon ● May 8, 2023

“It’s a lovely performance, one that never condescends to play on pathos but grows in strength with each new outrage.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2019

When the novelist condescends to depict the Fellow of a college, it is usually as a person more or less feeble, futile, and generally manqué.

From Aspects of Modern Oxford by A. D. (Alfred Denis) Godley

He was popular, but for a long time the critics condescended to him, calling him a lightweight Sunday painter and deriding him for his “matchstick” figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Still, she never condescended to or attacked Trump’s supporters.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024

“The consistency of the experience of going to doctor after doctor, seeking help, and being disbelieved and condescended to is really surprising to me,” Garvin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023

She started out as a young, introverted newbie in the Foreign Service, condescended to by autocrats and bad bosses.

From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2022

Lin felt condescended to, that they treated her like a child.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

Clarkson alleged that an employee spoke to her in a condescending manner after revealing that a similar item would cost $15,000, comparing the encounter to the infamous shopping scene in “Pretty Woman.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

As the government prosecutor, Norwegian actor Christian Rubeck gives a smug and condescending tone to nearly every word out of his mouth, becoming the closest thing the movie has to a villain.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

That included unpleasant exchanges in public transport, conflicts with neighbours, or condescending remarks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

“I’m of a certain age,” she scolds the villain, who makes the mistake of condescending to her longevity, “not old!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Fascinating,” said Rafi in a tone that sounded oddly condescending, but maybe Boaz was imagining it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny