Chan proffered a cigar of which he spoke in the most belittling fashion.

My son, I do not mean to belittle your thinking.

But he did it in a way which seemed to belittle others.

It may be I was belittling him by such a fear.

It's a way of belittling someone already in pain for some reason.

This is not to belittle the importance of his role.

And she understood the woman's need to belittle everyone around her.

I do not mean to belittle concern for the environment.

He belittled the intelligence of the people in this town.

But we can educate about one without belittling the other.

This is not to belittle the other candidates for the job.

No one should belittle the importance of the environment and human health.

I'm not surprised that they would try to belittle the pick.

He shrugged in an effort to belittle what he'd done.

I could never understand how the rest of the country was able to belittle them and their achievements.

Not to belittle these, but what I mean is that somehow we're used to each other.

Yet another voice was heard from last week in the effort to belittle the record chase.

To say all that is not to belittle the accomplishments of the group.

I wasn't going to let him belittle me in front of everybody.

Therefore she took the other course and belittled the whole affair.

"But it was never to belittle someone or make them feel bad.

I mean to belittle no one else by saying that."

Nor did he try to belittle others or shout them down.

She would also belittle and embarrass him in front of his family.

He shrugged again, not willing to belittle his home world.