derogatory

Example Sentences

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In a post on X, Hegseth pushed back against the accusation, calling it "fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory".

From BBC

While political cartoonists have long created derogatory or lampoonish images of elected officials and candidates for public office, the political imagery that can be created by artificial intelligence blurs truth and fiction in unprecedented ways.

From Salon

Another would prohibit officers from “using language to taunt or denigrate an individual, including using racist or otherwise derogatory language.”

From New York Times

Rendon then appears to grab the man’s shirt and ask him what he just said, accusing the fan of calling him a derogatory term before swiping at his ballcap.

From Washington Times

A 2020 study published in the Journal of Men’s Studies reported that fighting for fun, especially derogatory name-calling, is part of boys’ joking culture in schools.

From Washington Post