Examples of 'downplays' in a sentence
Meaning of "downplays"
To downplay is to minimize the significance, importance, or seriousness of something, often in order to make it seem less remarkable or prominent than it actually is
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- third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay
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This little nobleman downplays his title so.
He downplays the value of direct attack.
Anytime somebody downplays what they can do.
It downplays a fundamental and maybe irresistible human connection.
It also greatly downplays the role of elders.
Think about the fact that school relentlessly downplays group work.
This severely downplays the severity of what happened.
A book about death that downplays death.
This style downplays the width of your face.
The university administration downplays the danger.
It also downplays collective bargaining and other labour rights.
Russia completely downplays the fire.
Anyone who downplays it is the moral equivelant of a holocaust denier.
I am tempted to call it my weakness but that downplays the severity of it.
But the family downplays it to avoid stoking any jealousy.
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Some mathematicians believe that calling mathematics a science downplays the importance of its aesthetic side.
He downplays the intellectual achievements.
It claim that its present literature downplays and has nearly erased all past racism.
The report downplays the risk of floods and the need to take flood protection measures.
Fog can emphasize the shape of subjects because it downplays their internal texture and contrast.
She downplays everything.
He complains that Forbes downplays his wealth.
Commission downplays leak of troika report on Greece.
David Thewlis is also perfect and downplays his role nicely.
Pentagon downplays plans to expand Qatar airbase.
She considers doing so a distortion of American history which downplays prejudice against Jews.
The media downplays the crimes.
Consensus history emphasizes the basic unity of American values and downplays conflict as superficial.
Obama downplays prospect of strikes in Syria.
Bjerknes does not think the Illuminati is still in business and downplays the Gentile role.
Belgium downplays the importance of administrative arrests in Belarus.
I will make sure he downplays the Sons of Italy.
Italy downplays German promises for migration deal.
Costi Rogozanu downplays the matter.
Trump downplays differences with France on climate change.
LG introduces phone with larger screen and downplays Lenovo.
Not a word of this downplays the tragedy of Haiti.
Roth downplays this accomplishment, saying the whole topic turned out to be a dead end.
The British government downplays the seriousness of the incident.
She is often asked to speak about Jewish-Mexican food, but she downplays that angle.
Yet Díaz downplays his achievements with characteristic modesty.
The natural-gas industry downplays the issue.
Matt Damon downplays diversity in filmmaking.
Report highlights supply chain insecurities, downplays mobile threats.
The front page of El Mundo downplays the demonstrations and depicts protesters as violent.
IMPLICATION, A good structure promotes unity and downplays differences.
Hahn downplays US heading of the coup.
Over-emphasising biomedical solutions downplays the structural factors at play.
He downplays affiliation with Zen.
Serbian government downplays red light from IMF.
