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
In the havoc and in her panic, Potter managed to see Wright as a boy — not condescendingly or dismissively, but humanely.
From Washington Post • Dec. 21, 2021
He kindly, not in the least condescendingly, bent to speak to the guard, and the three men walked into the hut.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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