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
He condescendingly calls her “young lady” while attempting to impress on her the seriousness of her mortality risk.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2025
“I’ll take a picture of you,” he says condescendingly.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
Kushner comes across as an overconfident tyro who condescendingly feeds uninformed advice to professionals with far more wisdom and expertise than he will ever have.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2022
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the captain and the other naval officers shaking their heads condescendingly.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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