- present participle of condescend.
condescending
Example Sentences
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The video itself has been roundly seen as damaging to Miller, who comes across as bullying and condescending, and whose rage at the situation seems to be boiling just below the surface.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
When he leaves, Margerison angrily describes her in his video commentary as "condescending" and complains that "they don't understand".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Obama endeared himself to voters, especially younger ones, by coming off as the cool college professor who manages to sound erudite without being condescending.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
“It’s pretentious indulgence and I’m making a condescending judgment that half the audience doesn’t have a clue about it.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
“You must know,” said Estella, condescending to me as a brilliant and beautiful woman might, “that I have no heart,—if that has anything to do with my memory.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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