patronization

Example Sentences

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Referring to the law by its criminal code number, she added: “The #219a falls and with it a piece of the worst patronization of women.”

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

But pay no attention to the shadow of patronization, single ladies: It’s okay to be you!

From Time • Feb. 12, 2016

The mundane details of illness, the limiting subculture of exile in “Cancervania,” and the constant coping with patronization and misaimed sympathy pervade Hazel’s narration.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2014

I always make sure there isn’t a hint of patronization in my voice when I do.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2010

No. She had added to it a vanity, a luxury, a good action like a ring on her finger, the relief of a man of wit, the patronization of a clergyman.

From The Man Who Laughs by Hugo, Victor