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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One player made a scene on the field, vilified police, downplayed crime, wore a Fidel Castro T-shirt in the locker room, disrespected law enforcement and the military, and wore socks depicting cops as pigs during practice.
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Levine has previously downplayed his ties to Epstein, but the Herald found emails released in the Epstein Files that indicate his relationship with Maxwell and Epstein went back to at least the early 2000s.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
Jimmy falls into an affair with Vincent much to the consternation of Dennis and others, and not to mention the health crisis lingering in the background, a sad fact many in the era still tried to downplay.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Samsung is one of Club name Qnity Electronics’ largest customers, though management downplayed concerns about any significant impact from the strike during last week’s earnings call.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 May 2026
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Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Levine has previously downplayed his ties to Epstein, but the Herald found emails released in the Epstein Files that indicate his relationship with Maxwell and Epstein went back to at least the early 2000s.
—Shirsho Dasgupta
may 22, Miami Herald, 22 May 2026
Jimmy falls into an affair with Vincent much to the consternation of Dennis and others, and not to mention the health crisis lingering in the background, a sad fact many in the era still tried to downplay.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 20 May 2026
Samsung is one of Club name Qnity Electronics’ largest customers, though management downplayed concerns about any significant impact from the strike during last week’s earnings call.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 20 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for downplay
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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