- present participle of disparage.
disparaging
Example Sentences
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Rushing said Wednesday he said nothing disparaging toward Lee.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
She once received a refund after a flight attendant made a disparaging remark about how she was dressed.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Several people who worked with Foa suggested she could be intimidating and sometimes disparaging to people she worked with.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
A "Japan glazer" is "someone who puts everything that comes from Japan on a pedestal, while disparaging things that come from their own country", Louzembi said.
From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026
The names of places carry a charge of the people who named them, reverent or irreverent, descriptive, either poetic or disparaging.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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