deign

Example Sentences

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Still, when she does deign to speak, there’s a dynamite scene where she dresses down Julian critically and psychologically.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Brown and black bears focus on the oily brains and nutritious roe of salmon when the fish are abundant and deign to chow down on whole fish only in years when salmon aren’t plentiful.

From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2023

And when she does deign to talk policy, she phones it in.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2023

She doesn't deign to dance at those clubs - she says those spots are more about being seen.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

Slynt did not deign to answer that, but he kicked the chair aside as he departed.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin