Sentence examples for a subtle put-down from inspiring English sources

It would be tempting to call her a miniaturist, were it not for the fact that she rightly derides the term, seeing in it a subtle put-down.

The phrase, frequently quoted without the God part, has often been taken as a subtle put-down that implies a reflexive skill, dispassionate and even cold.

That is hard!" And this oh-so-subtle put-down, said to one glee club student: "So you like show tunes.

He's clearly having a whale of a time as Oberyn, all witty asides and subtle put-downs, but he still manages to make us aware of the steel beneath the snark.

This technique of subtle put-downs is meant to make you want to prove yourself modern, cool, with-it.

Or a sneaky put-down?

The British have worked hard for centuries to perfect the subtle, irony-laden put-down.

Maybe so, but a put-down by any other name is still a put-down.

This is more than a put-down.

A put-down?

"It's a subtle stepping down".