disparagingly

Example Sentences

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One record exec at the time disparagingly called it a “rock version of a corporate merger.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025

As many have noted disparagingly, Netflix’s recent extension of the Sussexes’ deal is still a multi-year affair, but now only gives Netflix a first-look option on future Archewell productions.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

Draper was playfully scolded by his partner Jessica Pegula for describing the new-look event as an "exhibition" - a word used disparagingly by its detractors.

From BBC • Aug. 21, 2025

Trump had been expected to testify as early as Monday about why he has spoken disparagingly about Carroll since she revealed her claims in a 2019 memoir.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

“The bulk of them,” one critic said disparagingly, “are scarcely known beyond the smoke of their own chimnies.”

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy