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
As she emerged, protested, sang, kicked up and never punched down, Irish society played that trick it does on so many - it embraced and rejected her, celebrated and demeaned her, appreciated and gaslit her.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2023
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
