play down incident

Examples (10)

• The government tried to play down the incident to avoid public panic.
• The company attempted to play down the safety incident in its press release.
• He always tends to play down any negative incident involving his team.
• Don't play down the incident; it could have serious consequences.
• She was advised to play down the minor incident to the media.
• Despite its severity, they managed to play down the incident successfully.
• Management decided to play down the cyber security incident to protect their reputation.
• Why do you always play down every serious incident that happens?
• They hoped to play down the whole incident until it was forgotten.
• The principal had to play down the playground incident to calm the parents.