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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Beckert’s habit of downplaying technology leads to some claims that are dubious on their face.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The brief, filed by plaintiffs in the Northern District of California, alleges that Meta was aware of serious harms on its platform and engaged in a broad pattern of deceit to downplay risks to young users.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Nov. 2025
The left fears that downplaying the duty to refuse normalizes obedience to obvious abuses.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Gates is among a slew of famous and powerful people who have long sought to publicly downplay their connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The brief, filed by plaintiffs in the Northern District of California, alleges that Meta was aware of serious harms on its platform and engaged in a broad pattern of deceit to downplay risks to young users.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 22 Nov. 2025
The left fears that downplaying the duty to refuse normalizes obedience to obvious abuses.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Gates is among a slew of famous and powerful people who have long sought to publicly downplay their connections to Jeffrey Epstein.
—Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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