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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Ongoing Challenges And Customer Expectations To its credit, SAP did not downplay the ongoing hurdles that its customers face.
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Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
As recently widowed Irene Chao, Liu trades her signature strut for a self-effacing shuffle, using makeup not to accentuate her beauty but to downplay it.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
In it, a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer) reads Tess and Anna’s palms and marvels at the fact that their life lines have intertwined in the past, while the mother-daughter duo tries to downplay that incident.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But Glasnow downplayed the issue and plans to throw a bullpen session this weekend.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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Robert Kramer, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
As recently widowed Irene Chao, Liu trades her signature strut for a self-effacing shuffle, using makeup not to accentuate her beauty but to downplay it.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 June 2025
In it, a fortune teller (Vanessa Bayer) reads Tess and Anna’s palms and marvels at the fact that their life lines have intertwined in the past, while the mother-daughter duo tries to downplay that incident.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 June 2025
But Glasnow downplayed the issue and plans to throw a bullpen session this weekend.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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