deprecatory in a sentence
Examples
- He has falsely claimed to be reverting an IP, and put an inappropriate and deprecatory statement about belief in reincarnation in the intro.
- He acquired the deprecatory nickname " Germanenbernhard ", which " hints at his character as a pettifogging and self-opinionated polemicist ".
- Others believe that the reviews reveal a culture clash between the reserved, self-deprecatory English and the open, Jewish-American sensibility.
- Instead of fire-in-the-belly oratory, Tsongas offered a wry, self-deprecatory and occasionally moralistic message about responsibility.
- Only Stritch could bring such deprecatory, mumbling wistfulness to the title lyrics of Gershwin's " But Not for Me ."
- Marcus has a wife, three kids, a mortgage, no sex life and a tendency to screw up in amusingly self-deprecatory ways.
- Ah, there's that Brit wit, a mix of charm, self-deprecatory humor and an awkward quality which is infallibly winning.
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, by the way, had her first chance to deliver the mandatory self-deprecatory candidate rebuttal speech at the same event.
- She is a regal and formidable woman with bold opinions, a fine self-deprecatory sense of humor and a fierce belief in the work ethic.
- The self-deprecatory Bartley, after winning the medal, said he was " grateful and humble to receive this recognition from the president ."