How to Use demeaning in a Sentence

demeaning

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• Here was a man who could be bought, greedy to top up his demeaning £30 annual salary.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
• In a court filing, Chen alleged that Yu isolated him from his children and along with his mother-in-law was demeaning and abusive.
  — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022
• Minds are changed and opened, unlikely bonds are formed, wisdom and inspiration come forth from out of the mouth of babes (as in those of a younger age, and not the often demeaning term applied to women).
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2024
• The lawsuit was over Lyon-Ballay's blog posts that Fox said were false, libelous and demeaning to her reputation.
  — Cynthia Howell, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2023
• The suit says Maland frequently made demeaning remarks to the employees and others at work.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
• Yet these are precisely the filthy and demeaning hardships that build resilience and fortitude!
  — Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 18 Nov. 2023
• If this seems slightly demeaning, we’re just getting started.
  — al, 21 Dec. 2022
• The school brushed aside concerns about that incident, as well as unwelcome and demeaning comments the student had made, DeMarco said.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Feb. 2023
• But Vucic has the demagogue’s gift for breathing new life into demeaning stereotypes.
  — Robert F. Worth, New York Times, 3 May 2023
• Even Trump's nonracial taunts and slanders are profoundly demeaning to our public life.
  — TheWeek, 9 Nov. 2020
• True to its time, those depictions are woefully demeaning.
  — Genevieve Angelson, Town & Country, 16 Dec. 2020
• The term is demeaning and dehumanizing toward Black men.
  — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 26 May 2021
• The demeaning gesture was a bitter blow to the gentleman who had served the club faithfully for nearly half a century, and to his family, who were Miami pioneers.
  — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
• Pagel would often remark on Doe’s appearance and made demeaning comments about other women, according to the lawsuit.
  — Suhauna Hussainstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• Her nickname, affectionate in a familial context, takes on a more demeaning purpose here.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Aug. 2021
• Images of American service members torturing and demeaning Iraqi prisoners became seared in the minds of Iraqis and other Arabs of that generation.
  — Foreign Affairs, 24 Mar. 2023
• This time, the Academy is not presenting the awards during commercial breaks, a demeaning idea that probably contributed to the negative reception.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022
• The comparison of humans to non-humans should not be taken as something that is subjugating or even demeaning, to people, as all beings are deserving of respect and compassion.
  — Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
• Tammaro said a fine would essentially be meaningless to a person in Reynolds’ position and community control sanctions would be demeaning to the crime committed.
  — Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 31 Mar. 2023
• In a review of other Elder episodes in this time period, Elder made demeaning comments about prominent women's appearances.
  — Andrew Kaczynski, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
• Some have argued, according to a 2017 Washington City Paper report, that Ziebold’s kitchens can be demeaning and bullying environments.
  — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2022
• In a number of states, transgender people who have testified against legislation that target their rights have been met with demeaning questions and rhetoric from Republican lawmakers.
  — Amy Beth Hanson, Anchorage Daily News, 20 Apr. 2023
• And what roles that do come along are often demeaning or artistically unsatisfying.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• Donald Trump used that divisive and demeaning lens of superiority as his political platform, wielding power in an effort to pummel anyone who does not adhere to guns as their God and money and men as the moral compass for this country.
  — Jeneé Osterheldt, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022
• Bowen & Gernon were lucky that their quick reflexes saved them from potentially dangerous and demeaning situations.
  — Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2011
• Other political experts agreed, saying Trump’s tone and comments were demeaning and dismissive toward women, which could hurt him with the suburban women whose support is crucial to him winning the outskirts of Maricopa County.
  — Farah Eltohamy, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
• Pellerin plays Simon, a rising star in the Montreal drag queen scene who must simultaneously endure two toxic and demeaning relationships.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• Kang regularly body shames swimmers, making critical and demeaning comments about their weight, appearance, physiques and diet, according to interviews and complaints.
  — Scott M. Reid, Orange County Register, 5 June 2024
• According to Vanity Fair, Garlin allegedly acted in a way that was demeaning or unprofessional.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2023
• Joy stoically accepts a demeaning system that allows (and, indeed, encourages) the exploitation of undocumented immigrants in her position.
  — Joe Leydon, Variety, 19 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024