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
Yet the paintings never gave the viewer permission to condescend to the subject matter.
From Washington Post • Dec. 27, 2021
“My my, Mr. Epstein, aren’t you on a high horse. How easy it is to condescend to and patronize a woman, especially one you imagine needs taking down a peg,” she tweeted.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2020
“And what’s happened to you? I wonder you condescend to come back to such poor society as this, I am sure I do!”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Vocabulary lists containing condescend
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 1–6
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Grade 10, List 3
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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