is patronizing
- present progressive of patronize (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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"To suggest she’ll back down is patronizing and fighting fire – the queen will instead ask her officials to pace her engagements more."
From Fox News ● Oct. 21, 2021
Reality check 5: Hester is patronizing and rude to her guests.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 10, 2016
This is patronizing, but it also it misreads Sanders and his campaign.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2016
Soft-pedaling medical advice because we might hurt someone's feelings is patronizing at best, and unethical at worst.
From Time ● Jun. 2, 2011
Aunt Cynthia is patronizing them, I am sure, as she now addresses them.
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Fawcett, Edgar
