disparage

Example Sentences

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

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

USA men's ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk has distanced himself from an AI-enhanced White House video in which he appears to disparage Canadians, saying "those words would never come out of my mouth".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The work of philanthropy, then, isn’t to command or correct—and it certainly isn’t to demean and disparage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

They asked the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League to discourage those who disparage fellow artists, including LuPone, from attending industry events “including the Tony Awards, fundraisers, and public programs.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2025

But before you disparage it, you have to taste just how hungry these kids are to escape the lower end of the middle class and move up.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman