Example Sentences

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“Classical architecture is often denigrated by cultural elites,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

The very traditional rap song takes the listener through a list of people who have wronged and denigrated the rapper's name.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

“We need to recognize that there were individuals here that were denigrated and that an apology is due to them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

By the mid-20th-century, however, leading behavioral theorists denigrated the idea of studying animal emotions since, even if they existed, they were scientifically unmeasurable and unverifiable.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

I know my parents had their reasons to raise us without religion, but it still upsets me to hear my grandmother's peaceful beliefs denigrated.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi