terms of disparagement
Example Sentences
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It is ever an ungracious task to speak in terms of disparagement of a lady.
From Something of Men I Have Known With Some Papers of a General Nature, Political, Historical, and Retrospective by Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing)
Wright never spoke of his commander without using terms of disparagement, and dwelling on his incapacity.
From Successful Exploration Through the Interior of Australia by Wills, William John
For Afy had once hinted in terms of disparagement at that very apron.
From East Lynne by Wood, Henry, Mrs.
The universities are spoken of in terms of disparagement by men of all classes.
From Gibbon by Morison, James Cotter
Mazzetti spoke frequently of his colleague, Goré, and always in terms of disparagement.
From Gigolo by Ferber, Edna
