deigns
- present tense form of deign (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Which she already has, along with all the extracurriculars required to prove she will be an asset to whichever university deigns to accept our tens of thousands of dollars in tuition, housing and fees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
More than that, he also secured a prized meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a head of government who rarely deigns to trouble himself with mere foreign ministers.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
When Peter deigns to show up to the office, it’s to flagrantly show his refusal to work by playing Tetris or gutting a fish at his desk.
From Salon ● Mar. 1, 2024
Zorach’s sensitively rendered mother gazes toward her counterpart with an expression of concern, while the goddess, regally flicking a cape behind her nude body, deigns to look at no one.
From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022
Though Quin Veturius is seventy-seven years old, women blush when he looks them in the eye, and men wince when he deigns to shake their hands.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
