condescension

Example Sentences

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I was nauseated by his language, by his lies, by his aggression, by his condescension toward Ukraine.

From Washington Post

Meanwhile, he has decided to move from Tehran to a remote village near the Turkish border, where his celebrity and political notoriety make him a figure of both fascination and quietly skewering condescension.

From Washington Post

Critics have always wondered, with some condescension, how he developed such a sure-footed style in his Andalusian isolation.

From New York Times

In the painterly warmth of his effort, he succeeds, without condescension or pathos, but also without ignoring daily life’s realities or the psychologies of tightknit families in strapped circumstances.

From Los Angeles Times

If he’s correct that “this old culture deserves a second look and not our condescension,” those forces require attention as well.

From Washington Post