Sentence examples for belittling that from inspiring English sources

(As it turned out, at the very same time that Mr. McCall was belittling that endorsement, Mr. Jackson's father was issuing his statement -- in Chicago, by the way -- reiterating his support for Mr. McCall. Mr. McCall's office made no mention of it, reflecting the concern among some McCall advisers about the baggage that this particular endorsement might bring).

People call it "smooth jazz --and I'm not belittling that title to anybody--but I think most of the artists on board that are making music would agree it's "instrumental R&B".

Caught by the television cameras in the tunnel at the Emirates, he responded to Jacqui Oatley's questions in a tone so patronising and belittling that you could not believe he would have directed it at an interviewer of his own gender.

"I don't particularly enjoy one point from three games, and it is early and things can be improved, but I'm not belittling that fact either, I understand the importance of getting results".

The Foals are in no mood to belittle that competition.

We shouldn't belittle that - we know that trees make people happier and healthier".

My honourable friend does not do his case much good at all when he tries to belittle that".

It's a huge honour and I don't want to belittle that, but I'm glad it happened now rather than then.

I understand all of that – I do not want to belittle that – but this is a fork of the road for progressives which is much bigger than me.

In his tweets on Sunday, Trump belittled that strategy and suggested that he is more interested in military action: "Save your energy Rex, we'll do what has to be done!" You can take the temperature of America's standoff with North Korea in several ways.

Claiming moral superiority is a well-worn trick of the close-minded, absurdly wealthy, and shows a distinct lack of empathy (and that includes Oprah's need to belittle that Swiss shopkeeper).