put-down
Example Sentences
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He also appeared in the 1998 remake of the monster movie “Godzilla” as the bumbling Mayor Ebert of New York — an unsubtle nod to film critic Roger Ebert, who took the put-down in stride.
From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023
Seeking to break the ice at their first summit in Singapore, Trump told Kim the nickname wasn’t as much of a put-down as it sounded.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2023
“Beatnik is put-down, negative, drag,” he explained to The Los Angeles Times in 1969.
From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2022
What makes this all the more frustrating is that it's true, as the editorial board says, that "social media is awash in speech of the point-scoring, picking-apart, piling-on, put-down variety."
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
I floundered for a killer put-down line without any stammer words in it.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
