put-down
Example Sentences
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Trump, who has feuded with O'Donnell for decades, saw an opportunity for a put-down when the veteran comic's name came up during Wednesday's meeting.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2025
The word “decorative,” with its evocation of surfacey dazzle, is often a put-down in art.
From New York Times • May 16, 2024
“Illegal” is a term that relates to a position on law and is not a put-down.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Industrial policy was for Europeans; a common put-down was that it was “dirigiste,” a French term for “directed.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
My comments must have struck Farmer as a put-down, because when I looked across the room his pale blue eyes were fixed on me.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
