Sentence examples for pejorative description from inspiring English sources

Her pejorative description of the choice shows her bias.

It is intriguing that for decades "wooden" has been a decidedly pejorative description.

"Backwoodsmen" is a pejorative description of backbench Tory peers dating from the time when their party had a majority in the Lords and they were so disengaged from the democratic process they would only attend parliament to defeat legislation opposed by their party.

Moussa, Mubarak's former foreign minister, comes close to the pejorative description of being a "fuloul" (remnant) of the old regime, though in fact he left it in 2001 to head the Arab League, where he acquired global recognition and a claim to statesmanship he uses to taunt his rivals as inexperienced amateurs.

D.R.: Yes, I would agree that would not be a pejorative description.

By contrast, the labels "Darwinism" for an acceptance of the fact of evolution and "Darwinists" for those who acknowledge common descent as a historical reality are used primarily as a pejorative description by antievolutionists.

In discussing Ms. Urban's reputation for being a political maverick, the column included pejorative descriptions of Ms. Urban from sources identified as "some Republicans".

"Fearless" seems an odd description for Helaine Blumenfeld, an artist who makes unabashedly beautiful sculptures, but in a moment when beauty and spirituality are considered pejorative descriptions for artworks, it takes a courageous artist, particularly a woman, to persevere.

I can't speak for the Air Force or Navy, but certainly in the Marines and in Army Infantry units, "gay" and "homosexual" have only ever been strongly pejorative descriptions for weakness and disgrace.

I have made clear to you - and I give you my categorical assurance again - that I did not, never have, and never would call a police officer a "pleb" or a "moron" or used any of the other pejorative descriptions attributed to me.

That agency was to blame for the offending language, having asked for actors (based in Philadelphia) to fit the pejorative descriptions.