condescension
Example Sentences
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“As Mac he avoids both melodrama and condescension, finding climaxes in each small step toward rehabilitation, each new responsibility shouldered.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The sit-down turned acrimonious, with the Chinese accusing the Americans of "condescension and hypocrisy".
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2025
Friedland’s acute debut feature, drawn from her experience in the memory-care field, is a small miracle of realigned empathy, turning away from the condescension and easy sentiment of so many narratives about late-in-life adaptation.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2025
Then we can talk about specific groups’ concerns — but here we’ve got to avoid any hint of the condescension that so often seeps into our message.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
Indeed, Colonel Nichols, exasperated by the scientists’ condescension toward his workforce, soon informed Lawrence that the women could outproduce the scientists and that he was prepared to prove it in a production race.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing condescension
A Christmas Carol
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
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