slighting

Example Sentences

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Having just recently arrived in town from Tulane University, newcomer Dannen may not have known he was slighting a cherished, 123-year-old regional sports tradition, but UW President Ana Mari Cauce understood.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

Black vultures have a massive 5 foot wing span, slighting smaller than the turkey vulture.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2022

Santee Cooper apologized in company statements, saying slighting lawmakers wasn’t their intention.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2020

Biden appeared to carefully consider his words to avoid inflaming concerns that he was slighting Reade.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2020

By slighting death, by acting, we pretended it was not the terrible thing it was.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien