disparage
Example Sentences
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“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
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
This caused perhaps the most publicized dissent against the Lazarus woodpecker, with op-ed pieces running weekly in the paper to disparage John Barling and his mob of birdwatcher friends.
From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley
Vocabulary lists containing disparage
The Bill of Rights
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Grade 11, List 2
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All About That Baseless: Bad-Faith Accusations
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