demeaned

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 • Mar. 19, 2026

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 • Mar. 9, 2026

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 • Jan. 21, 2026

In 300 mentions over eight months on Fox last year, she was repeatedly demeaned and defamed in highly personal language, the lawsuit asserts.

From New York Times • May 10, 2023

We’d been taught that worrying about inmates’ concerns was tantamount to pandering, that it almost demeaned an officer.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover