Sentence examples for disparaging phrase from inspiring English sources

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The decision to stay for most people was perhaps in part due to reports on Monday morning that Isaac had yet to — in the disparaging phrase of several meteorologists — "get its act together," and was projected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane or possibly even a strong tropical storm.

Picard criticized "cowboy diplomacy" by name in "Unification," supposedly the first modern usage of this disparaging phrase.

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The MEP said he had apologised after being told by his party leader that the phrase could be seen as "disparaging" to foreigners.

Steve Crowther, the Ukip chairman, later said: "We are asking Godfrey not to use this phrase again, as it might be considered disparaging by members from other countries.

With his New Jersey accent, Teflon-coated self belief and habit of disparaging his rivals, both in old media and new, with phrases like "horrible" and "losing", you'd be forgiven for seeing a touch of Donald Trump in Uygur.

In all the discussions and debates I had with him, he never said a disparaging word about the down-and-out or, for that matter, uttered the phrase "the culture of poverty".

No disparaging the competition.

"I think it is disparaging.

Disparaging critics beware.

Trump and disparaging Hillary Clinton".

Maggie never stops disparaging her.

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