patronizingly
- a word derived from patronizing.
Example Sentences
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“They would have patronizingly patted us on the shoulder and given us rotten potatoes as humanitarian assistance while thinking how to chip away pieces from us.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024
They patronizingly say that we gave them everything and they failed to hold it together on their own because they didn't have a will to fight.
From Salon • Dec. 9, 2022
The Voltaire scholar Theodore Besterman patronizingly entertained her queries.
From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2019
They try to solve what philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn has patronizingly called “puzzles,” problems whose solution buttresses the prevailing paradigm.
From Scientific American • Oct. 20, 2019
“There’s someone with good sense,” my father said patronizingly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
