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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And yet again, this mayor sits on the sidelines downplaying such violence with his typical rhetoric.
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Warren Buffett offered a measured but cautionary read on markets in his first public comments since stepping back from the chief executive role at Berkshire Hathaway , warning of lingering fragility in the banking system while downplaying the significance of recent volatility.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Nation-states are highly invested in projecting certain narratives about a war that align with their interests while downplaying contradictory narratives.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Perhaps in response, a Microsoft executive downplayed the company's AI focus last month while talking up major improvements to future Windows 11 updates.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Warren Buffett offered a measured but cautionary read on markets in his first public comments since stepping back from the chief executive role at Berkshire Hathaway , warning of lingering fragility in the banking system while downplaying the significance of recent volatility.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Nation-states are highly invested in projecting certain narratives about a war that align with their interests while downplaying contradictory narratives.
—Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
Perhaps in response, a Microsoft executive downplayed the company's AI focus last month while talking up major improvements to future Windows 11 updates.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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