demeaning
Example Sentences
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The speakers are often ill-prepared and sometimes glib, demeaning what they should be illuminating.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Especially when it became clear that the writers thought it made perfect sense to keep Carrie and Aidan’s children separate — so unbelievable, and demeaning to both characters.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2025
“We are diminishing and demeaning the quality of our public environment, because we’re responding to this social and economic problem without treating the cause.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
Other responses, like the ones from the New York Times and Business Insider, had a similarly demeaning slant.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2025
Ironically, her logical, if demeaning, reply is the only one that comforts me.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
