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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I didn't mean it as a put-down but I could tell from her response that she took my criticism personally.
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I took his criticism of my work as a real put-down .
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She was a master of the sarcastic put-down .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Carla, however, usually had the edge when it came to put-downs.
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Morrissey makes a lousy rock critic though it is hard to disagree with his put-downs.
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My favourite put-down of all came from Chuck Berry.
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Roper, who is as sharp with a put-down as he is with a knockdown, has run out of worthy opponents.
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She could sense the scene coming, foresee the inevitable criticism, the malicious put-downs.
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The best car, the wittiest put-down , and the best dress.
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The comment was not intended as a put-down but simply a statement of fact.