denigrate
verb (used with object)
have denigrated
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present perfectof denigrate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Those members have denigrated the panel’s work but have declined to say whether they would participate in the interviews, which are scheduled for the end of May.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2022
Some have celebrated the sports stars’ actions, while others have denigrated them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2020
More pointedly, Rifkind regularly takes issue with previous cultural historians who have denigrated Salka’s importance as a screenwriter, even on several Garbo projects, starting with “Queen Christina.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2020
Drilling proponents have denigrated the coastal plain as a “flat, white nothingness,” but it is a place brimming with life, connected ecologically to places across the continent and around the world.
From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2018
In his public statements, Mr. Gelb has consistently praised the artists and technicians at the Met, whereas many company members have denigrated their boss as overbearing and clueless.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2014
