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 Toymaker condescendingly calls them handmaidens but really, they’re midwives.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2023
“Relevant countries should earnestly respect Solomon Islands’ sovereignty and its independent decisions instead of deciding what others should and should not do self-importantly and condescendingly from a privileged position,” he said.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2022
Celeste patted her sister on the head condescendingly.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
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