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Examples of belittle in a Sentence
The critic belittled the author's work.
Her detractors are in the habit of belittling her accomplishments.
Recent Examples of belittle from the Web
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More than once, she was reduced to tears of frustration at being excluded and belittled—on one occasion even in a cabinet meeting.
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Per the New York Times: The Chamber of Commerce and other pro-business groups have belittled the rule as nothing more than a gift to class-action lawyers, who tend to be Democratic donors.
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Jackson then poisoned the relationship by publicly belittling Anthony, who, if nothing else, was a good soldier.
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Trump bemoaned the lack of bipartisanship in Washington, having belittled prominent Democrats himself.
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Brown complained in 2014 that Petkis belittled and disrepected her.
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Lee has spent the last two weeks going out of his way to cruelly needle and belittle black contestants in particular, a trend so noticeable that at least one white cast member felt the need to say something about it this week.
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So we are forced to be sleuths, decoding the slippery nuances of a language that belittles us and offers no obvious translation.
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And the unique way men relate to one another deserves to be honored rather than belittled.
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First Known Use of belittle
1785
Synonym Discussion of belittle
BELITTLE Defined for English Language Learners
belittle
playDefinition of belittle for English Language Learners
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: to describe (someone or something) as little or unimportant
BELITTLE Defined for Kids
belittle
playDefinition of belittle for Students
belittled
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: to make (a person or a thing) seem small or unimportant She belittled his efforts.
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