- present participle of disparage.
disparaging
Example Sentences
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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
Even as Paz was disparaging her in the 1950s, some Mexican women rose to defend her, but their protestations didn’t resonate in what was, until relatively recently, a macho-dominated society.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Gwynne was sacked as a health minister and suspended from Labour last year after the Mail on Sunday published some of his private messages, including one disparaging an elderly constituent.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Lawrence was not alone among the Berkeley crowd in disparaging Oppenheimer’s character.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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