Sentence examples for I downplay from inspiring English sources

HMF: "At the risk of outraging some readers, I downplay character issues.

I downplay the giant gingerbread house I made with my children (we're still working on it), insisting that it was all my oldest's idea and that I'm only doing it for them, when really I love to build and bake.

Nor would I downplay the genuine threat from people whose disturbed sexuality makes them a danger to children – although it is worth pointing out that the vast majority of offenders know their victims well and are highly socialised individuals.

Even now, I downplay my nighttime activities at work, partly out of paranoia that someone in a position of power will react the same way my grad school adviser did.

I also realized how often I downplay -- to myself and to others -- all that of which I'm capable.

In particular, I downplayed a couple of big jobs that slipped through our fingers.

As journalists in war zones tend to do, I downplayed to my family the dangers that I was exposed to.

By no means am I downplaying the fact that I'm gonna miss this place so much, but at the same time, I'm ready to do other things.

That something-higher card was a spiritual card, but I was reluctant to say that to him, so I downplayed that and up-played work.

I downplayed the importance of meaning during my law practice, but it became evident how much meaning mattered in my life when I burned out.

How do you do it?" I'm telling you this not to gloat, but because I didn't own it; I downplayed it.