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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Insiders have been downplaying the likelihood of Newcastle being busy on the incoming front for months and the window has matched those expectations.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Climate change, which Trump has consistently downplayed and Newsom has sought to make a priority, is also seen as playing a role in the natural disaster playing out in Los Angeles.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Others have downplayed the effects the recent wildfires could have on insurers’ presence in the state.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Despite his supporters’ efforts to downplay and forget it, Trump was directly responsible for inciting the 2020 Insurrection which is now part of American history and will continue to be a stain on his presidency.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
Climate change, which Trump has consistently downplayed and Newsom has sought to make a priority, is also seen as playing a role in the natural disaster playing out in Los Angeles.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 10 Jan. 2025
Others have downplayed the effects the recent wildfires could have on insurers’ presence in the state.
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Despite his supporters’ efforts to downplay and forget it, Trump was directly responsible for inciting the 2020 Insurrection which is now part of American history and will continue to be a stain on his presidency.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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