Examples of downplay in a Sentence
Athletes often downplay their injuries.
he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
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Despite this, Trump has downplayed climate change's role.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
But on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, Kelce downplayed talk about stepping up his game in the playoffs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Citing the years spent reviewing evidence and adjudicating hundreds of cases involving defendants charged with violent and nonviolent criminal offenses, the judges rebuked efforts to downplay the events of Jan. 6.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump has downplayed such worries, repealing a 2023 executive order by former President Biden that aimed to place safety guardrails around AI.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
But on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, Kelce downplayed talk about stepping up his game in the playoffs.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025
Citing the years spent reviewing evidence and adjudicating hundreds of cases involving defendants charged with violent and nonviolent criminal offenses, the judges rebuked efforts to downplay the events of Jan. 6.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump has downplayed such worries, repealing a 2023 executive order by former President Biden that aimed to place safety guardrails around AI.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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