Example Sentences

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WSJ: So it doesn’t matter if humans who want to debunk conspiracy theories are condescending?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

He and others I interviewed admitted that there are expats who are condescending and don’t care about engaging with the local community or respecting their rules.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2021

"If you are sarcastic, if you are condescending, if you trivialize their experiences, kids are not going to talk to you about hard things … because there's not safety in a relationship that's like that."

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021

Such criticisms are condescending towards his audiences, says Perry.

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2018

Her heart beat: "So they are condescending to take me into favour!" she thought, bitterly.

From Small Souls by Couperus, Louis