demean

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

Rather than being demeaned, Rubio was performing his role as Secretary of State by addressing a coalition of Western Hemisphere countries assembled at an official government summit focused on regional cooperation and counternarcotics efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

Families of patients who suffered or died after they caught infections in Scotland's largest hospital say they were "lied to", "demeaned" and "smeared".

From BBC

“My Soul / Half Pint,” which features Dry Cleaning fan Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on clanging guitar, is about a woman who meticulously arranges her house but finds cleaning “demeaning.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Unlike other positions afforded to Colored people, where the pay was low and the work was demeaning, teachers were well respected by the community.

From Literature