belittling
Example Sentences
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And the teenage provocateur made no secret of that revulsion, loudly belittling his fellow students.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2025
A Britain's Got Talent comic says internet trolls have not upset him, but he wants people to realise belittling someone on the internet "is sad".
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025
Dr. Chernin acknowledged how stressful those conversations can be, sometimes deteriorating into finger-pointing, belittling or stonewalling.
From New York Times • May 17, 2024
I was feeling like it was belittling what real activists do.
From Salon • May 14, 2024
It probably seemed like I was belittling a moment they'd been waiting years to experience.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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