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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Suits have accused the chains of hiring doctors who lacked adequate training or had troubled pasts, and of using high-pressure sales tactics and misleading advertising pitches that downplay safety risks, court records show.
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Vance downplayed this, however.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
Coen downplayed the exchange, saying tense moments are part of football interaction and quickly forgotten.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
While Graphite is also backed by Anthropic, Lutsky downplayed concerns about competing directly with large model providers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
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Fred Schulte, Miami Herald, 30 Dec. 2025
Vance downplayed this, however.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 25 Dec. 2025
Coen downplayed the exchange, saying tense moments are part of football interaction and quickly forgotten.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
While Graphite is also backed by Anthropic, Lutsky downplayed concerns about competing directly with large model providers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 19 Dec. 2025
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 Dec. 2025.
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