disparage

He called upon people to love their enemies, not rebuke them or disparage their existence.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2026

“I took all of his commentary to be very, very careful not to disparage any person on the court or elsewhere,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026

Spielberg, for his part, was careful not to disparage streaming.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 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

And there is always the non-productive brotherhood of critics to disparage and to satirize, to view with horror and contempt.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

He also ordered administrators to remove any content that “inappropriately disparages Americans” living or dead, and replace it with language that celebrates the nation’s greatness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

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

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

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

From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026

Last fall, Warsh disparaged a brief to the Supreme Court signed by all former living Fed chairs and a bipartisan group of Treasury secretaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 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

ANL's lawyers have staunchly denied the allegations, previously calling the case "without foundation" and an "affront" to hard-working journalists whose reputations had been disparaged.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025

Openly, Bobby disparaged how he’d performed, but the Soviet chess establishment was dazzled by how he managed to place so high under such arduous conditions.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

And with technology growing as rapidly as it is, it behooves the company’s bottom line to avoid damning and disparaging devices outright.

From Salon ● Jun. 21, 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

He made disparaging remarks about the United States.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers