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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Cain and Schon have often been at odds in court in recent years, but the keyboard player downplayed that in the latest interview.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
For their part, Wilmore and Williams routinely defended NASA's decision while downplaying their extended stay as being part of the job.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The revelations come after Bass repeatedly denied any involvement in the editing of the report to downplay failures.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But that kind of disruption is quieter than mass layoffs, which is why it gets downplayed.
—David Stout, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
For their part, Wilmore and Williams routinely defended NASA's decision while downplaying their extended stay as being part of the job.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
The revelations come after Bass repeatedly denied any involvement in the editing of the report to downplay failures.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
But that kind of disruption is quieter than mass layoffs, which is why it gets downplayed.
—David Stout, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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