condescendingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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It’s as though we, the attendees of prestige cinema, are peering down on our social inferiors, clucking condescendingly while we credit ourselves with advanced empathy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
“I’ll take a picture of you,” he says condescendingly.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
The oxen on other teams condescendingly declared that it would be victory enough if Jang's team finished the ship challenge.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023
The Times, in 1926, described it amiably if condescendingly as “a bit of Japan translated to the shores of California.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2021
She didn’t smile at me condescendingly or anything like that, which was good.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
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