downplay

Example Sentences

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“South Korea will downplay the moving of U.S. assets to maintain a good relationship with Trump,” said Grossman, who is now a professor at the University of Southern California.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This manages to both downplay the role of public health, vaccines, and antibiotics in expanding lifespans and ignore the fact that the Horsemen—especially cancer and neurodegenerative diseases—are ailments of aging.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

"We're trying to savour it as much as possible because it's easy to downplay it. But it's been such a long journey that it really means a lot."

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

True, Matthew Robinson’s funny, savage and surprising script doesn’t downplay its inspirations.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Sam is not a good actress, but I do appreciate that she’s trying to downplay this trip.

From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson