put-down
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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
The word “decorative,” with its evocation of surfacey dazzle, is often a put-down in art.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
It was not only her contemptuous put-down: “You have no foreign policy experience and it shows.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 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
I floundered for a killer put-down line without any stammer words in it.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
But by Wednesday evening, county officials said Bruce had been put down humanely after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the group’s motion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
I had put down a deposit to buy a Rivian R2, but I just couldn’t see paying an extra $25,000 to $30,000 for something brand new.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He added that they would be sticking by Wrexham AFC whatever happens with the team in the future, and has put down a deposit on a season ticket.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
On the opposite coast, Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington easily put down a progressive challenge.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
My father, who had never learned to write, asked me to put down everything, word for word, as Peter Avakoff talked.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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
Instead, the trailers focus on Miranda’s withering put-downs and Andy’s former fashion-deficient way of dressing.
From Salon ● 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
At the colleges, I’ve developed some stock put-downs for them: “You must be a law student, aren’t you?”
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
