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Patronising in a sentence
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Patronising meaning
Alternative spelling of patronizing.
Synonyms of Patronising
Using Patronising
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of patronizing.
- Useful related words include: arch, condescending, patronizing, superior.
- In the example corpus, patronising often appears in combinations such as: to patronising, patronising and, somewhat patronising.
Context around Patronising
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Patronising
- In this selection, "patronising" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, bit, felt, utterly, chaff, herbalists and bid stand out and add context to how "patronising" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit patronising and a somewhat patronising bid to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "patronising" sits close to words such as abenaki, adria and afn, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with patronising
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This is patronising, ageist and unhelpful. (6 words)
I understand why people enjoy them, but I find them slightly patronising. (12 words)
Under pressure, he would lecture me or slip into a parenting role, which felt patronising. (15 words)
But after many of his supporters decided to lend Jeremy Corbyn their vote, in a somewhat patronising bid to “get the left on the ballot”, Burnham finished a very distant second, winning just 19% of first preference votes to Corbyn’s 59.5%. (43 words)
The US should be asking honest and non-patronising questions about the needs of Panama and devising ways in which the US may be able to help. (27 words)
Hathaway told the Evening Standard: “If you think about the way she is being criticised, it is textbook misogyny, textbook patronising, it is all these things. (26 words)
Well, that makes patronising the online West Yorkshire specialist beer supplier (Belgian etc.) seem slightly more virtuous! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
And if you answer “I’m not scared, I’m just being a responsible adult making an educated decision”, you sound a bit patronising.
Please, Sophie Black: don’t insult our intelligence by throwing about patronising chaff about ‘misinformation’, a ‘war on truth’ and ‘fact checking’.
Under pressure, he would lecture me or slip into a parenting role, which felt patronising.
Anything that gets people supporting local bars and clubs has to be applauded, but I found the thinking behind the idea utterly patronising.
It sounds patronising and cliché to say he’s ‘great around the place’ - but he is that and more.
I understand why people enjoy them, but I find them slightly patronising.
Most Nigerians resort to patronising herbalists or self-medication as they lack affordable healthcare options.
When you tell people you play power football, it's more of a like, ‘that's a nice thing’, it’s very patronising.
But after many of his supporters decided to lend Jeremy Corbyn their vote, in a somewhat patronising bid to “get the left on the ballot”, Burnham finished a very distant second, winning just 19% of first preference votes to Corbyn’s 59.5%.
But it’s patronising to think that only a certain kind of person can enjoy our wild places.
Medu was not a group of elite, patronising artists aiming to educate and politicise the ignorant masses.
Some Nigerian men are patronising women selling herbal drinks (agbo) to help their performance in bed, cure malaria, fever and all sort.
The US should be asking honest and non-patronising questions about the needs of Panama and devising ways in which the US may be able to help.
This is patronising, ageist and unhelpful.
Well, that makes patronising the online West Yorkshire specialist beer supplier (Belgian etc.) seem slightly more virtuous!
But he said that some of the interest from visitors and media had been patronising.
Hathaway told the Evening Standard: “If you think about the way she is being criticised, it is textbook misogyny, textbook patronising, it is all these things.
I think they became more patronising: it became about poking fun at the ineptitude of young boys in terms of sexuality.
The commission warns the general public to desist from patronising get rich schemes like MGB Global.
Labour MP David Lammy also criticised Red Nose Day for being "tired and patronising to Africans".
Common combinations with patronising
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to patronising 3×
- patronising and 2×
- somewhat patronising 2×
- patronising to 2×
- been patronising 2×
- patronising it 2×
- and patronising 2×
- as patronising 2×