Example Sentences

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He added, “I think it’s a fully realized portrait. No human being is one particular thing. We don’t do anything in ‘Winning Time’ that is disparaging, or at least that’s not the intent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2022

He said Ms. Troye is disparaging everyone who worked to mitigate the pandemic, which has killed more than 200,000 people in the U.S.

From Washington Times • Sep. 22, 2020

Should any kind of speech—even that which is disparaging or offensive—be allowed to be trademarked?

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2017

He's such a harsh critic of his oeuvre, always hates the end result, is disparaging about his work, and yet it's been rumoured that he actually likes it.

From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2011

While Mr. Syjuco is disparaging of the violence, he says he is not overly worried about his father.

From New York Times • May 8, 2010