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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Never downplay your story, never gas your story, never hype up your story, never lie just to have a story.
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Putin had earlier downplayed their effectiveness by saying Russian air defense would adapt to Tomahawk attacks and the long-range missiles wouldn’t influence what was happening on the battlefield.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams downplayed his injury after Saturday’s game.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Clooney also lends clarity on his decision to write a gutsy New York Times op-ed piece urging Joe Biden to not seek reelection, after Clooney set up a lucrative fundraiser for the incumbent and observed close up the decline in mental acuity that other Democrats were downplaying.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Putin had earlier downplayed their effectiveness by saying Russian air defense would adapt to Tomahawk attacks and the long-range missiles wouldn’t influence what was happening on the battlefield.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams downplayed his injury after Saturday’s game.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Oct. 2025
Clooney also lends clarity on his decision to write a gutsy New York Times op-ed piece urging Joe Biden to not seek reelection, after Clooney set up a lucrative fundraiser for the incumbent and observed close up the decline in mental acuity that other Democrats were downplaying.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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