disrespects

present tense third-person singular of disrespect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disrespects Anything less grossly disrespects the students they are elected to serve. Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026 This is especially problematic when people do so in a way that disrespects, stereotypes or materially harms the original culture. Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 Cutting short the New York Health Act is a shame and disrespects our elders, let alone others with disabilities. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026 In addition to callous disregard for former Marylanders’ livelihoods and well-being, by not maintaining the voter rolls, the State Board of Elections disrespects every single Marylander who has a right to vote. Nicolee Ambrose, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2026 The premiere episode opens with Colter starting a brawl in a small town bar after another patron disrespects the bartender. Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2025 My wife constantly disrespects me. Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025 This reversal deeply disrespects every honorable soldier who's had our Stars and Stripes draped over their casket as Taps play in the background. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disrespects
Verb
  • But something about this circus just offends me on a spiritual level.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • And if that notion offends you, stay home and watch on television, and turn your man caves into casinos.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • And, like Maverick, Hegseth disdains rules against showy flyovers.
    Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • The title character disdains the common folk, and the play’s complicated political discussion and harsh, jagged poetry aren’t what most picnicking playgoers are after.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.
    Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Could Kohberger have been a serial killer in the making, a man who hates women, or is there enough evidence to exonerate him altogether?
    Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
  • Crystal hates that shows drop an entire season on release day, and thinks streaming has eroded the monoculture that used to propel powerful franchises to billion-dollar heights.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • But Kennedy despises the technology and has spread significant misinformation about mRNA technology.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
  • Though Brigitta despises him, Maria shelters him.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Apr. 2026

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