Example Sentences

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As Ellen, she is a marvel; few other performers can give such a plausible, affecting, and unpatronizing account of a regular citizen, tethered by stable values and fond memories.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 20, 2019

It translates the young adulthood of These Kids Today, with their juice smoothies and their social-justice instincts, into unpatronizing playlets expressly designed for teens and intermittently delightful to oldsters.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 19, 2018

Ibsen's war-horse gets a powerful, unpatronizing new production in this Masterpiece Theater import.

From Time Magazine Archive

Airing weekdays on PBS, the half-an-hour series is aimed at six-to-11-year-olds, but the hosts' offbeat affability and unpatronizing tone have made it a favorite among grownups too.

From Time Magazine Archive

Only an American in all the world knows how to meet Young Woman eye to eye with totally unpatronizing frankness, and he was without guile in the matter.

From The Eye of Zeitoon by Mundy, Talbot