condescension

Example Sentences

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“As Mac he avoids both melodrama and condescension, finding climaxes in each small step toward rehabilitation, each new responsibility shouldered.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

The Cuban president then criticised Feitó-Cabrera at the parliamentary session - albeit without mentioning her by name - saying the leadership could not "act with condescension" or be "disconnected from the realities" of the people.

From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025

Partnered people begrudge the pressure; single people resent the condescension.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2025

It is, in its own way, an insidious form of condescension.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

“Welcome,” he said, leaning to shake my hand, and in his voice I heard the enthusiasm and condescension of a man accustomed to working with adolescents.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt