Sentence examples for perceived as patronizing from inspiring English sources

And while I appreciated the importance of the president's call for this community to come together in a time of such division, I worried that today's event could be perceived as patronizing, even dismissive, of the anger and emotion that has been churning in recent weeks.

Schools perceived as stronger blocked the way.

Employers were perceived as greedy.

Chen, who aced 17 Advanced Placement classes in high school, said he holds no grudge against Harvard and is more offended by what he perceives as a "patronizing" admissions process.

I welcome the kingdom's attempt to repair its image, but it will succeed only if it is perceived as genuine and not patronizing.

In studies I did with the marketing professors Deborah MacInnis and Valerie S. Folkes at the University of Southern California, we found that people were less likely to patronize a business that has an employee who is perceived as rude — whether the rudeness is directed at them or at other employees.

"Swaps are perceived as riskless.

Those wavelengths are perceived as colors.

Those returning are often perceived as arrogant.

Too easily, caution is perceived as weakness.

I feared being perceived as old.