slighting

Example Sentences

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Keller and Knight were rewarded with proximity to Storrie and the best punchlines, but neither Quinn nor Jack Hughes had to indicate in any way that they had joined America’s president in slighting them.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Having just recently arrived in town from Tulane University, newcomer Dannen may not have known he was slighting a cherished, 123-year-old regional sports tradition, but UW President Ana Mari Cauce understood.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023

I know that this sort of inclusive approach to pregnancy is popular, but frankly, I don't know how to phrase questions for the person who is actually carrying the child without slighting the co-parent.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2021

Santee Cooper apologized in company statements, saying slighting lawmakers wasn’t their intention.

From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2020

I quit selecting certain of my New York brothers and giving them money to go and lay groundwork for new mosques in other cities—because slighting remarks were being made about “Malcolm’s ministers.”

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey