How to Use deprecate in a Sentence

deprecate

verb

• Maybe the girl should learn the art of self-deprecating banter or rephrase her paranoia as a rap.
  — Kyle Smith, National Review, 8 Jan. 2020
• If nothing else, a host could read the room and self-deprecate as necessary.
  — Author: Hank Stuever, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Sep. 2019
• One of the best strategies for kids who get bullied is to use self-deprecating humor.
  — Lizzie Widdicombe, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019
• Siemien laughed at his self-deprecating joke, but there’s a bit of truth there.
  — Lindsay H. Jones, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2017
• The only question is who could crack the better self-deprecating joke.
  — Carl Steward, The Mercury News, 15 June 2017
• The flow of the sentences is loose and comfortable; the tone is self-deprecating but also a bit puzzled.
  — Caleb Crain, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2015
• Benaim said self-deprecating humor is an easy place to start.
  — Kara Alaimo, The Denver Post, 19 May 2017
• But the self-deprecating star is best remembered for her comedies.
  — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 June 2017
• Send him a kind, self-deprecating note suggesting a tweak to his profile.
  — Esquire, 20 Aug. 2013
• The show carries a lot of levity and self-deprecating humor about his disease.
  — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 18 Sep. 2017
• Probation, the judge said, would deprecate the seriousness of the crime.
  — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 16 July 2019
• One of my best friends, who worked in radio, came up with the idea of a funny self-deprecating segment about me and my weird snobbery.
  — Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Atlantic, 7 May 2018
• Stevens' streak of humor often comes off as self-deprecating.
  — Manuel Betancourt, Esquire, 4 May 2017
• Expect the same feel-good, blue-collar humor with a self-deprecating bent.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 25 Mar. 2018
• Breakwell went viral last year with his self-deprecating jokes about the trials of parenthood.
  — James Breakwell, Indianapolis Star, 26 Apr. 2018
• Inside the Denver locker room, the star of the team was happy in his usual goofy, self-deprecating way.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 21 Nov. 2019
• Metesky told Brussel of his plans to be discharged and deprecated his bomb-making skills.
  — Michael Cannell, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
• But viewers had to make do with the self-portrait, because the artist with bright blue eyes and a wry, self-deprecating sense of humor was nowhere to be seen.
  — Jori Finkel, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
• Andre’s self-deprecating asides have the wisdom of Buddhist koans.
  — Patty Rhule, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2018
• Christensen’s self-deprecating answer about sand scored him even more points with the Star Wars fans.
  — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 16 Apr. 2017
• He was struck by Elvis's between-song banter, which the singer filled with self-deprecating jokes and sarcasm.
  — Geoff Edgers, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2019
• He was struck by Elvis’s between-song banter, which the singer filled with self-deprecating jokes and sarcasm.
  — Geoff Edgers, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2019
• But all Trump could see was a man deprecating Trump’s victory.
  — Peter Beinart, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
• But it's often masked in self deprecating tangents, ball jokes, and tales of loss and personal failure.
  — Juan Vidal, Esquire, 20 June 2014
• The band is obviously being self-deprecating, but a sliver of its fan base has been bemoaning this very thing.
  — Special To The Oregonian, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
• Or appreciate a decent dose of self-deprecating charm and humor?
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 May 2019
• Biden didn't bite at first, oddly giving a self-deprecating answer.
  — Chris Sikich, Indianapolis Star, 8 Feb. 2020
• Her Twitter feed also is dotted with funny, self-deprecating glimpses of her own life.
  — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 21 May 2018
• The judge, though, said a sentence of probation would deprecate the seriousness of Flick’s crime.
  — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 30 Sep. 2019
• Grease was the sort of film — unapologetically nostalgic and campy — that critics tend to deprecate, and many of them savaged it.
  — Charles Hirshberg, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022

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