Patronizing Sentence Examples

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  • Elisabeth blew out a patronizing breath.

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  • She eyed him, not sure his patronizing tone wasn't meant to rile her.

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  • They continually referred to her by her first name without her permission, using a patronizing tone.

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  • Griffith Jones, preaching at Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire - the place at which the Welsh Patron Saint, David, first became famous - found Daniel Rowland (1713-1790), curate of Llangeitho, in his audience, and his patronizing attitude in listening drew from the preacher a personal supplication on his behalf, in the middle of the discourse.

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  • Arpad Berczik's Nezd meg az anyjdt (" Look at her Mother "), A protekczio (" Patronizing "), also followed on the lines of Csiky.

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  • It seems probable that his internal policy differed from his father's in patronizing the native religion more liberally; he has left larger traces at any rate among the monuments that are known to-day.

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  • And now to your petty quarrel with Ilona How patronizing you are !

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  • By patronizing local companies, you can help reduce emissions.

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  • Gilbert Walmesley, registrar of the ecclesiastical court of the diocese, a man of distinguished parts, learning and know ledge of the world, did himself honour by patronizing the young adventurer, whose repulsive person, unpolished manners and squalid garb moved many of the petty aristocracy of the neighbourhood to laughter or disgust.

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  • His commentary on Don Quixote owes something to John Bowle, and is disfigured by a patronizing, carping spirit; nevertheless it is the most valuable work of its kind, and is still unsuperseded.

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  • There was without doubt a patronizing attitude to those clubs located on the chillier side of Birmingham.

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  • They commonly treat the historical method with a sort of patronizing toleration as affording useful exemplifications or illustrations of their theorems.

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  • Those who take the patronizing view that writing for young people is easier than writing for adults are talking hogwash.

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  • The media were, and mostly still are, patronizing and unable to make up their scatty minds.

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  • If you're looking for baby Christmas outfits that are truly unique, consider patronizing your local boutiques and specialty shops.

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  • Scrappers have helped make TPC a success in the industry by patronizing its Crafts and Creativity brand.

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  • His principal work in this line, Theorie de la morale, is little more than a somewhat patronizing reproduction of Kant.

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  • Who advised the NAEA that this kind of patronizing nonsense would make us like them more?

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  • And now to your petty quarrel with Ilona How patronizing you are!

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  • The impractical shifted toward practical as women entered the workplace, took part in the suffrage movement and shook off the patronizing attitude of men who felt that women should be seen and not heard.

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  • Cupless bikini designs might be surprisingly versatile when you're used to patronizing nude beaches, topless areas, private ponds, and nudist colonies.

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