condescend

Example Sentences

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It’s her—the special closing-night speaker from leadership camp, acting condescending to me for the second time in less than twenty-four hours.

From Literature

Some of the more condescending reviews of “Marie Antoinette” made a facile equation between you and your protagonist, as if you were the flippant queen dousing herself in luxury.

From Salon

Unfortunately, the doctor sounded as condescending as Leah had portrayed him.

From Literature

Though his acidic sense of humour -- criticised as condescending by some -- is evident throughout, Parr's 180 photographs also amount to a portrait of human folly and environmental destruction.

From Barron's

Just a few years ago, the term "kkondae" was another buzzword among young South Korean to describe an annoying breed of rigid, condescending elders.

From BBC