- present participle of condescend.
condescending
Example Sentences
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It said that, in many cases, this was done through "prolonged nagging and with unpleasant and condescending language".
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
He’s condescending to almost everyone except his church friends.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“He could be loud, at times obnoxious, but he was always one of the boys. He was never condescending to anybody.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
Though he did not treat them as equals—he didn’t treat anyone as an equal, exactly—neither did he resort to the condescending friendliness of the wealthy.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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