condescension

Example Sentences

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The autobiographical stories here — set on buses, or on Grindr dates, or on the pitted streets of New York — are calibrated to blast away condescension and replace it with something closer to comprehension.

From New York Times

The problem was the condescension of colleagues — of certain male conductors and of the male managers and directors of orchestras and cultural institutions.

From New York Times

I was nauseated by his language, by his lies, by his aggression, by his condescension toward Ukraine.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, he has decided to move from Tehran to a remote village near the Turkish border, where his celebrity and political notoriety make him a figure of both fascination and quietly skewering condescension.

From Washington Post

Needless to say, it wasn’t easy for a woman to pursue field work in those days: The petite Desroches-Noblecourt confronted male condescension at every turn.

From Washington Post