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"It's all about recognising people who are exceptional," said Dr Gray, before adding self depreciatingly: "And then there's me."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2021

Do not treat your boasted intellect so depreciatingly as to doubt its power of giving you successful aid in your triumph over difficulties.

From The Young Lady's Mentor A Guide to the Formation of Character. In a Series of Letters to Her Unknown Friends by Lady, An English

But Puppums, realizing from her voice that something was wrong, looked up at her depreciatingly, wagged his tail again, suddenly put his tail between his legs and started for the camp!

From Winona of the Camp Fire by Widdemer, Margaret

"Pooh", and he waved his big hands depreciatingly, "I have heaved forty tons with small effort".

From The Conquest The Story of a Negro Pioneer by Micheaux, Oscar

After talking depreciatingly of the mechanical tendency of the prevailing philosophies, Carlyle comments upon the mechanical nature of the reforming agencies of civilisation.

From Thomas Carlyle Famous Scots Series by Macpherson, Hector Carsewell