Example Sentences

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Suddenly the Arabs found themselves avidly courted by people who for long had condescended to them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lucius Beebe, who had condescended to the wartime informality of a black tie, apologized: "I feel as naked as a jay bird."

From Time Magazine Archive

He remembered how other investigators had condescended to useful discoveries like imitation shoe buttons and synthetic doormats and Kennebunk sealskins.

From Where the Pavement Ends by Russell, John

In an instant the truth flashed upon Mrs. Howland, bringing with it a feeling of gratified pride that the elegant William Bellenger had condescended to think of her child.

From Jessie Graham by Holmes, Mary J.

When Eliza had condescended to fill the position of housemaid in a bachelor establishment she had not allowed for this objectionable practice of family gathering.

From Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor by Young, F.E. Mills