deign

Example Sentences

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And that brings down prices for every airline passenger—whether you deign to fly Spirit or not.

From Slate • Oct. 15, 2024

No, they’re hardworking people, others maintained, who’ve come for jobs no American would deign to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Brown and black bears focus on the oily brains and nutritious roe of salmon when the fish are abundant and deign to chow down on whole fish only in years when salmon aren’t plentiful.

From Scientific American • Apr. 11, 2023

She doesn't deign to dance at those clubs - she says those spots are more about being seen.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2023

“Smuggling,” said Ratwin, “is a word we doesn’t deign to use on this boat, please to remember.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell