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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The senior State Department official downplayed the study.
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 13 July 2025
The man who has turned Paris Saint-Germain from an excellent side to the best club soccer team on the planet has even downplayed his role with the FIFA Club World Cup final against Chelsea at MetLife Stadium looming on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Following the release of the short DOJ memo, Trump appeared earlier this week to downplay the controversy when asked by a reporter about Epstein during a press gaggle, which some supporters have described as a 180-degree turn from his base’s priorities and concerns.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
All models have more capacity than their respective predecessors, though Samsung is downplaying the extra juice, saying it’ll mostly be used to maintain a consistent battery life result by powering the extra features offered in this generation.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 13 July 2025
The man who has turned Paris Saint-Germain from an excellent side to the best club soccer team on the planet has even downplayed his role with the FIFA Club World Cup final against Chelsea at MetLife Stadium looming on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Following the release of the short DOJ memo, Trump appeared earlier this week to downplay the controversy when asked by a reporter about Epstein during a press gaggle, which some supporters have described as a 180-degree turn from his base’s priorities and concerns.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
All models have more capacity than their respective predecessors, though Samsung is downplaying the extra juice, saying it’ll mostly be used to maintain a consistent battery life result by powering the extra features offered in this generation.
—PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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