Example Sentences

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His internalization of Richard’s disability seems complete, accurate and uncondescending.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

You see this in the acute rawness of Rhys’ performance, and also in the generous, uncondescending love in Mr. Rogers’ gaze.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2019

Second-wave, to be sure, and imperfect, of course, but chilling and complicated and uncondescending to its audience.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 21, 2016

Charles Way's adaptation of Mary Norton's 1952 story of the little folk who live a parallel existence to us "human beans" is deft and uncondescending.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2012

Under Mr. Bryant the Evening Post was an old-fashioned newspaper of uncondescending, uncompromising dignity.

From Recollections of a Varied Life by Eggleston, George Cary