patronize
Example Sentences
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You can empathize with your friend without demonizing your own position or patronizing her by saying everything will be OK.
From MarketWatch
Also, a 2021 study published by the National Bureau of Economic Research documented hostile environments in economics seminars, with female presenters experiencing more interruptions and encountering more patronizing behavior.
From Salon
But his patronizing advice was unrealistic for a working-class teenager.
From Literature
Epstein had made donations to Krauss’ Origins Project, part of his larger patronizing of the sciences.
From Salon
A spokeswoman for Ruemmler said that in her message to Epstein, she was “obviously patronizing him.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
