cheapen

Example Sentences

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Both seasons of the show demonstrate that only the wealthy can afford to indulge in extreme emotional displays or cheapen honest ones.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

That didn’t bother the Heat, nor did it cheapen the achievement for Adebayo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The Japanese government doesn’t want its currency to cheapen dramatically; that makes it more expensive for Japanese citizens to buy what they need.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

A literary biography needn’t be an artful accretion of facts, nor should it traffic in salacious gossip and cheapen the subject at hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

Finally he spoke the three simple words that no amount of bad art or bad faith can ever quite cheapen.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan