had disparaged
- past perfect of disparage.
Example Sentences
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Live Nation’s lawyer, David Marriott, told the jury during closing arguments that the states had disparaged the company’s employees and taken statements out of context.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Against all odds, Fujimori won with a 60% majority and soon adopted many of the shock economic measures that he had disparaged Vargas Llosa for advocating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2024
The man said Card also mentioned bar manager Joey Walker was one of the people who Card thought had disparaged him.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Half a century prior, major environmental groups had disparaged nuclear power as a “regrets” solution.
From Slate ● Feb. 15, 2022
And now it turned out that the fools who had disparaged Robinson were right, and he, George Fielding, wrong.
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 07 — Fiction by Mee, Arthur
