condescension

Example Sentences

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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.

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Even the writer Morante, who had tried to escape being “a wife,” refusing to be called Mrs. Moravia, still faced condescension in public.

From Washington Post

“And the attitude from intelligence agencies is one of condescension: ‘You guys don’t know what dangers are lurking and you need to trust us.’”

From Science Magazine