condescend

Example Sentences

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"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

The monsters, wildly imaginative, don’t condescend to a 10-year-old’s sensibilities — or a 24-year-old’s.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021

“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