How to Use downplay in a Sentence

downplay

verb

• Athletes often downplay their injuries.
• Duane Brown saw no need to downplay what’s ahead for the New York Jets.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 22 Dec. 2022
• In the short term, Putin may see it as the best way to downplay the crisis and move on.
  — Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan, Foreign Affairs, 6 July 2023
• These folks just look good, and there’s no point in trying to downplay that.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2023
• For his part, Ken can tend to try to downplay that notion.
  — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
• Focusing on the center of the cone downplays the impact of a storm.
  — Yacob Reyes, Axios, 25 Sep. 2024
• Since the release of the first M1, there have been attempts to downplay just how much the M1 chips offer.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Oct. 2021
• That’s even as he’s downplayed the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
  — Steve Peoples, Brendan Farrington and Kat Stafford, Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
• Depp testified that Heard had clocked him in the jaw, and was trying to downplay it.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022
• That subplot may end in heartbreak, yet none of it is downplayed.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
• Some activists and former aides have tried to downplay their plans.
  — Elizabeth Dias, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
• Yuma has been wise not to downplay its heritage in its quest for the trendy tourist dollar.
  — Sam McManis, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
• Trump has downplayed the Jan. 6 attack and promised to pardon those convicted in the fray.
  — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
• In the decades since the Air Florida crash, those hailed as heroes at the time have sought to downplay their actions.
  — Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022
• But the singer/TV host was eager to point out, rather than downplay, the parts of the album that are most harrowing for her.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2023
• Philip Rivers would like nothing more than to downplay his return to Athens High School this week.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2022
• Shame on all who want to downplay Caitlin Clark’s part in filling the stadiums.
  — Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2024
• In the filing, Levine also sought to downplay the danger posed by Hensel’s actions.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2022
• In his own statement, Mr. de Blasio sought to downplay the conflict.
  — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2021
• Meanwhile, both Israel and the US downplayed the effectiveness of the strike.
  — Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
• The militia leaders condemned the attack, but most sought to downplay it.
  — Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2021
• But don’t let the overall iconic nature of these events downplay them.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 22 June 2022
• Pan downplayed the impact of the testing on his gold-medal performance.
  — Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2024
• Quinton Cooley led the Flames with 79 yards and had the best breakout of the game on 41-yard rush in the third quarter, but the run game was downplayed for the first time this season.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024
• Officials on all sides, though, downplay analogies to the past.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2023
• Russia sought to downplay the blasts and said several munitions at the base caught fire and blew up.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2022
• The deaths come as reports began emerging that Hawaii may have downplayed the threat of wildfires in Maui.
  — Justin Klawans, The Week, 13 Aug. 2023
• Still, Jones, a seventh-year pro, wouldn’t downplay the impact of his huge performance in the contest that sent the Chiefs back to the Super Bowl.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023
• At the same time, federal authorities have worked to downplay the significance of the reports.
  — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
• Georgian Dream officials have repeatedly downplayed the prospect of U.S. sanctions.
  — Nana Sajaia, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Jan 2025