disparage
Example Sentences
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She denied the disparaging accusations and in the 2013 interview said detractors believed she was a "soft target".
From BBC
Sportsmanship and maturity seem less important than disparaging Canadians.
From Los Angeles Times
USA men's ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk has distanced himself from an AI-enhanced White House video in which he appears to disparage Canadians, saying "those words would never come out of my mouth".
From BBC
Newspaper editors supportive of the spirits ran stories disparaging Chauncey and his brother as “itinerant, catch-penny lecturers,” “dunces” and “accomplished mountebanks.”
From Literature
After the Qatar World Cup, Infantino made many more headlines - from hosting plans and new tournaments to disparaging remarks about the behaviour of England fans.
From BBC
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