condescend

Example Sentences

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"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

“Because no matter how low on the totem pole you may be or wherever you came from, there’s no need to condescend or to put other people down.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2022

The monsters, wildly imaginative, don’t condescend to a 10-year-old’s sensibilities — or a 24-year-old’s.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

“Then I apologize, my lady! How terrible it must be to condescend to answer! Next time, I’ll try to think of something more stimulating to say.”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas