Example Sentences

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Supposed loyal Dodgers fans who will disparage the team after the joy it provided during its incredible run through the regular season are invited to jump off the bandwagon now.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2022

Some will disparage disclosures of entanglements with slavery and insist that attempts to remedy past wrongs are unnecessary.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

Some will appreciate the reporter's sacrifice, many will disparage it and many more won't understand it.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2022

A guilty pleasure is a piece of entertainment you can and will disparage publicly, even as you enjoy it privately.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2012

I will disparage her no farther till you are my witnesses: bear it coldly but till midnight, and let the issue show itself.

From Much Ado about Nothing by Shakespeare, William