condescend

"When I started coaching women for the first time, I did not condescend to them," said Dorrance.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2025

Don’t question the character of his backers or condescend; appeal to their interests and positive dreams.

From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024

There’s a magic mailbox involved; it’s really dumb and also really great, and the two stars never once condescend to the material.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023

Leaving the ironies to us, she refuses to condescend to the character.

From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022

“And it’s wrong of you to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It’s possible to love something and still condescend to it.”

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

In the American psyche, it’s the Miss Millie story line from Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple,” about someone so blinded by a conception of her own virtue that it doesn’t register when she condescends.

From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024

"Three 'verys'. Wow," he condescends, then signals her to lay her pitch on him.

From Salon ● May 8, 2023

“It’s a lovely performance, one that never condescends to play on pathos but grows in strength with each new outrage.”

From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 2019

He closes practices, condescends with the press and refuses to attend alumni functions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2019

Acrobat No. 1 now condescends to come down from his high position, also with his head down, and a cool and consummate demeanor.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Julia Ward Howe

He was popular, but for a long time the critics condescended to him, calling him a lightweight Sunday painter and deriding him for his “matchstick” figures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025

Still, she never condescended to or attacked Trump’s supporters.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024

“The consistency of the experience of going to doctor after doctor, seeking help, and being disbelieved and condescended to is really surprising to me,” Garvin said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2023

And that doesn’t include the tweets from professional, blue-check-marked figures who have condescended to me and belittled my work or expertise.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2022

Ged's pride would not be slighted or condescended to.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

Clarkson alleged that an employee spoke to her in a condescending manner after revealing that a similar item would cost $15,000, comparing the encounter to the infamous shopping scene in “Pretty Woman.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

That included unpleasant exchanges in public transport, conflicts with neighbours, or condescending remarks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

She described what Sir Chris said as "a little bit condescending".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

“I’m of a certain age,” she scolds the villain, who makes the mistake of condescending to her longevity, “not old!”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

“Fascinating,” said Rafi in a tone that sounded oddly condescending, but maybe Boaz was imagining it.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny