disparagement

How To Use disparagement In A Sentence

• While the word is not always used in disparagement, it is never used as a compliment except as a possible term of affection among close friends just as a close Alabama friend of mine might exclaim to this Alabama boy, "Bubba, you ole redneck, how are you? Good Friday in Oaxaca
• Four years later, the heads of that department charged Blower with "verbal abuse, false statements, disparagement, and harassment of faculty, " according to a news report in Science.
• Fully documenting any issues in writing is an obvious best practice, but it's important that the communications be free of terminology that can be taken as an accusation or disparagement.
• In spite of the ongoing disparagement, the yellow metal has continued to shed its ‘barbarous’ reputation, taking out fresh 18-year highs last week.
• Alvin Plantinga defines "fideism" as "the exclusive or basic reliance upon faith alone, accompanied by a consequent disparagement of reason and utilized especially in the pursuit of philosophical or religious truth. Sandwalk
• Under colonialism and apartheid domination African countries suffered the same political, economic, social and cultural domination, which led to the depersonalisation of sections of communities, falsification of their history, disparagement and negation of their moral and social values and cultural institutions. Returning to the roots of local activism
• Piett thought he was out of earshot, but the disparagement was still heard by Bossk, a towering reptilian humanoid and skilled predator.
• Then the campaign of criticism and disparagement of a good man, Mr Keelty, continued into the Tuesday.
• Where will the board draw the line between concerted activity and an employer's legitimate non-disparagement policy?
• Observe, It is no disparagement for those who have power to be condescending, and sometimes even to beseech, where, in strictness of right, they might command; so does Paul here, though an apostle: he entreats where he might enjoin, he argues from love rather than authority, which doubtless must carry engaging influence with it. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)