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 country subsequently downplayed the initiative, but has doubled-down on domestic tech development given U.S. restrictions in the last several years.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Kennedy downplayed diagnostic shift as a minor explanation for the increase in autism cases, but researchers have found that changes in diagnosis probably explain a majority of the increase.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
The Yankees aren’t downplaying the significance of Clarke Schmidt’s return.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
While media evaluators have lauded the tight end class and downplayed the wideout group, Morgan didn’t say one group was clearly deeper than the other.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Apr. 2025
Kennedy downplayed diagnostic shift as a minor explanation for the increase in autism cases, but researchers have found that changes in diagnosis probably explain a majority of the increase.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
The Yankees aren’t downplaying the significance of Clarke Schmidt’s return.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
While media evaluators have lauded the tight end class and downplayed the wideout group, Morgan didn’t say one group was clearly deeper than the other.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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