put-down
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Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2025
And let's not forget her iconic put-down to unwanted male attention that I'll admit to rolling out endlessly in my teens: "Ugh, as if!"
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2025
Judge relies on a producer to scour YouTube to find videos that might spark a spontaneous put-down.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
He also appeared in the 1998 remake of the monster movie “Godzilla” as the bumbling Mayor Ebert of New York — an unsubtle nod to film critic Roger Ebert, who took the put-down in stride.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
It’s the quintessential Toronto middle-class-matron put-down, the ultimate disapproval.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Lloyds lent them £258,000 - roughly 98% of the property's value - over a 33-year term and they only had to put down £5,000 as a deposit.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
I could also put down a substantial good-faith deposit and settle the balance at the end of the day if the total exceeds the deposit.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
I was born and raised here, moved to New York and eventually came home, where I put down roots with my then-girlfriend, now wife.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Hours before a concert in Charleston, S.C., in 2023, Henry Threadgill asked the members of his Zooid quintet to put down their instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Penelope put down her carpetbag and wiped her hands on her sailor pants before touching the beautiful volume.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Trump's spokeswoman -- who is best known for her acid put-downs of journalists -- posted a picture of herself in a nursery, cradling her baby daughter to her chest.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Plaza says that Waters is known for being provocative and loves reading tabloids but that he asked to tone down Armando’s snide put-downs of celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
The first Stanford was made of real students, who defy tidy put-downs of “kids these days.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Long may his critics - whoever and wherever they are - take potshots at him, because the put-downs make him rise up.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025
Savanna’s really good at those kinds of put-downs, where it’s all in the eyes and the corners of the mouth.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
