Sentence examples for patronising comment from inspiring English sources

3. Grazia also scoops the prize for the most patronising comment on Mrs Middleton - a highly contested field.

A noble aim, but things go drastically wrong when Krissy responds to an ever-so-slightly patronising comment from Theo Paphitis with the sarcastic reply: "Well, we are women".

The actor has a better idea: "Try saying 'hi' when you arrive, and leave out that patronising comment".

No actual abuse but plenty of patronising comments and a fair few uninvited shoulder massages.

Pour commencer elle insulte la langue française avec ses asinine and patronising comments.

Putting the issue of beauty pageants aside and the patronising comments on western opinions and African cultural traditions, it is still an inappropriate tool, which objectifies women.

To add to the insult, many grew furious at patronising comments made by Bashir and other members of his National Congress party.

That much was clear from the statements coming out of Brussels, not least those from Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany's veteran finance minister, who indulged himself with some patronising comments to show where the power lies.

Their allegations of sexual harassment, patronising comments and the corrupt use of postal votes will embarrass Labour's Millbank headquarters, which outlined plans yesterday to boost the number of female and ethnic-minority candidates in its heartlands at the next election.

In between there are different degrees of racial insults: "N r" and "Paki", for example, are much more demeaning than "those foreigners" or "darkies"; the writer Taki Theodoracopoulos asserts that Caribbean people "multiplied like flies"; Boris Johnson makes patronising and derogatory comments about Africans' "watermelon smiles".

Because the big issue is: can we sustain the economy?" When Mandelson made the same accusation, some industry leaders said his comments were "patronising".