Example Sentences

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Who will deign to sit with the House’s new serial fabulist, George Santos?

From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2023

Then there are the hours spent at White House stakeouts in the rain, snow and heat, never certain if a visiting lawmaker will deign to come out.

From Washington Post • Jan. 27, 2017

The only question is whether Facebook will deign to share any of that money with you.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2015

As the only journalist who will deign to talk to him, put it: "Be realistic, Max, disliking daylight is a slight handicap in any career, even journalism."

From The Guardian • Mar. 10, 2011

“Maybe if we’re lucky, the general will deign to let us take showers. And, maybe if we’re really lucky, he’ll actually take one himself.”

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken