disparage

Newly appointed "60 Minutes" executive producer Nick Bilton said Pelley "hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt."

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

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 ● Feb. 27, 2026

It also barred comments that could “defame, disparage or in any way criticize” LAUSD, its employees and leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026

The signage removal comes after a March 2025 executive order called for the review of over 400 national sites to remove or modify interpretive materials that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.”

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2026

“It’s an archaic instrument with no room for subtlety. Not to disparage your choice of instrument,” I said quickly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Warsh regularly disparages such models and the “economics guild” that developed them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

I would like to point out that the 18th-century world Messinger so disparages also gave us the freedom of religion, freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

After the story published, Tesfaye posted a clip on Twitter and Instagram in which the character disparages the publication.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023

He disparages the idea that we have fundamental rights that are basic to bodily integrity, human dignity, and equal citizenship, simply because they are not mentioned in the text.

From Slate ● May 18, 2022

He feels tenderness toward her when she disparages herself this way.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

And at a White House cage fight, a former first lady was brazenly disparaged.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Other research has been disparaged for not using proper quality-control measures.

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

He disparaged Denmark in particular when recalling how in 1940 it "fell to Germany after just six hours of fighting and was totally unable to defend either itself or Greenland".

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Moreover, the tools that America helped build to tackle shared global threats, like international law and multilateral organizations such as the United Nations, have been disparaged and undermined.

From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2026

The Love Life of Dr. Kane disparaged her, her friends, and the movement she believed in.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

An arbitrator issued an interim award barring Wynn-Williams, her lawyers and others from disparaging Meta or promoting the book.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Rushing said Wednesday he said nothing disparaging toward Lee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026

She once received a refund after a flight attendant made a disparaging remark about how she was dressed.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 10, 2026

A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.

From Barron's ● Mar. 24, 2026

Critics called these women “suffragettes,” a word intended to be disparaging, but the women embraced the term as one of power and rebellion.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling