Examples of downplay in a Sentence
Athletes often downplay their injuries.
he self-deprecatingly downplays his own contributions to the festival's success
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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McCarthy downplayed the emotion of returning to face his hometown team.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Democrats downplayed the presence of Tren de Aragua; Republicans tried to connect any crime committed by a Venezuelan to the gang.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Republicans have mostly downplayed the revelations.
—Nik Popli, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
McCarthy downplayed the emotion of returning to face his hometown team.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Democrats downplayed the presence of Tren de Aragua; Republicans tried to connect any crime committed by a Venezuelan to the gang.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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