sound patronizing

Frequency: 7.511.8 per million words

Used when someone's tone of voice seems condescending.

patronizingVERBS + patronizing

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Examples (10)

  • I don't want to sound patronizing, but you should probably read the instructions first.
  • Her explanation of the basic concepts sounded a bit patronizing to the experienced team.
  • Does my advice sound patronizing to you? I truly want to help.
  • He tried to be encouraging, but his tone ended up sounding patronizing.
  • It can sound patronizing when you explain things that are already obvious to everyone.
  • She was very careful not to sound patronizing during the presentation to the clients.
  • Why did the manager have to sound so patronizing when addressing the junior staff?
  • If you use such simplified language, you might sound patronizing to your audience.
  • I'm sorry if I sounded patronizing earlier; I didn't mean to talk down to you.
  • The instructions were written in a way that sounded quite patronizing to the users.