How to Use belittling in a Sentence

belittling

noun

• That led to me snapping at others and making comments that came off as belittling.
  — Emma Cardarelli, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2020
• Does it herald the death, or at least the belittling, of creativity and meaning in fashion?
  — Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
• Key to his monologue was a constant belittling of mainstream media outlets, even as his power grew greater than many of them.
  — Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
• But the belittling and denouncing coming their way isn’t working.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2020
• Robinson also called Winder Newton belittling nicknames in the email.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
• While in the embassy role, my manager was rude, belittling and exclusionary.
  — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• The president has, for months, attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has so far survived the public belittling.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
• Marylynn is sitting next to Jessenia for this belittling conversation.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2021
• Part of the students’ motivation to produce MSD Strong was to combat the overwhelming misrepresentation and belittling of student activists.
  — Malavika Kannan, Teen Vogue, 20 Apr. 2018
• The allegations were alarming: a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by tormenting him with belittling and demeaning text messages.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2021
• Not surprisingly, Bateman’s comments were met with a firestorm for being insensitive and belittling of Walter’s experience.
  — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 24 May 2018
• Khawam said that after Fernandes reported in May that he had been inappropriately touched by a male superior, he was transferred to another unit, and word spread within the new unit, leading to harassment, belittling, bullying and hazing.
  — Cody Shepard, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2020
• That led to me snapping at others and making comments that came off as belittling.
  — Emma Cardarelli, Bon Appétit, 16 Oct. 2020
• Does it herald the death, or at least the belittling, of creativity and meaning in fashion?
  — Vogue, 23 Jan. 2019
• Key to his monologue was a constant belittling of mainstream media outlets, even as his power grew greater than many of them.
  — Matt Sedensky, Star Tribune, 17 Feb. 2021
• But the belittling and denouncing coming their way isn’t working.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 29 Aug. 2020
• Robinson also called Winder Newton belittling nicknames in the email.
  — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
• While in the embassy role, my manager was rude, belittling and exclusionary.
  — Roxane Gay, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2022
• The president has, for months, attacked Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has so far survived the public belittling.
  — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2018
• Marylynn is sitting next to Jessenia for this belittling conversation.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 12 Jan. 2021
• Part of the students’ motivation to produce MSD Strong was to combat the overwhelming misrepresentation and belittling of student activists.
  — Malavika Kannan, Teen Vogue, 20 Apr. 2018
• The allegations were alarming: a former Boston College student accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself by tormenting him with belittling and demeaning text messages.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2021
• Not surprisingly, Bateman’s comments were met with a firestorm for being insensitive and belittling of Walter’s experience.
  — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 24 May 2018
• Khawam said that after Fernandes reported in May that he had been inappropriately touched by a male superior, he was transferred to another unit, and word spread within the new unit, leading to harassment, belittling, bullying and hazing.
  — Cody Shepard, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024