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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After winning, DeVaux didn’t downplay the enormity of her achievement.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 May 2026
As the Celtics prepared to head back to TD Garden for Game 7, Tatum downplayed the injury.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
But the canal authority downplayed the report, pushing back on the congestion claims.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Buckingham Palace has since sought to downplay comments made by Trump during the dinner that apparently revealed Charles’ views on Iran.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 3 May 2026
As the Celtics prepared to head back to TD Garden for Game 7, Tatum downplayed the injury.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 1 May 2026
But the canal authority downplayed the report, pushing back on the congestion claims.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026
Buckingham Palace has since sought to downplay comments made by Trump during the dinner that apparently revealed Charles’ views on Iran.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Downplay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downplay. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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