derogatory
Example Sentences
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“Worst-case scenario is that the sort of information that they are reporting, including the ‘no data available,’ provides, essentially, derogatory information to potential creditors and future landlords,” Dempsey said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The idea runs back at least to the influential 18th-century English jurist William Blackstone, who instructed that “Acts of parliament derogatory from the power of subsequent parliaments bind not.”
From Slate • May 26, 2026
Some other derogatory posts remain on the platform.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
At the time, the director’s attorney Martin Singer rejected the women’s claims, saying that his client “vehemently denies the outrageous derogatory allegations that have been reported about him.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2026
He must have thought it derogatory to bring bread-and-butter alone, nor was it Manderley routine.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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Of Mice and Men
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