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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Peters also downplayed any strategy to grow through major acquisitions after earlier industry consolidation.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Vance on Tuesday downplayed concerns about the fragility of the ceasefire but declined to put a timeline on the return of all deceased hostages and Hamas’ complete disarmament.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Netflix, the dominant streamer turned Hollywood power player, has also been rumored as a potential acquirer, although co-CEO Greg Peters downplayed it earlier this month, and it is not known as an active M&A player.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The descriptions of these individuals in the classroom materials often downplay or even justify their violent actions.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025
Vance on Tuesday downplayed concerns about the fragility of the ceasefire but declined to put a timeline on the return of all deceased hostages and Hamas’ complete disarmament.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Netflix, the dominant streamer turned Hollywood power player, has also been rumored as a potential acquirer, although co-CEO Greg Peters downplayed it earlier this month, and it is not known as an active M&A player.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The descriptions of these individuals in the classroom materials often downplay or even justify their violent actions.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 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 23 Oct. 2025.
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