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How to use slighting in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word slighting? Here are some examples.

Sentence Examples
There has been mischief done by slighting criticism and by inconsiderate words.
One is not slighting her in saying that she comes close to, but does not equal, the unsurpassable Elisabeth Schwarzkopf.
He did not spend time slighting the enemy, but commenced to work on the minds and hearts of the British people.
Remember that this was a period of time when any remark that might be deemed slighting or offensive could lead to a duel.
It shows how support for old clients can be profitable and provides advice on how to support them without slighting new clients.
Natural unbleached colour for enhanced presentation: the paper, naturally ecru in colour, slighting masks surface browning to the temperature.
Some came in quest of physical health, and Augustine was never slighting about those who did so, though the catechists should teach them that religion had higher ends.
That was politically wise, since it avoided slighting advocates for any particular dialect.
Mr Brown's purpose, it seems, was to make sections of the party cross with Mr Blair for slighting him.
The conversation became heated, however, when Mr Rundstrom  began to feel that Mr Whitworth was slighting him.
Opening becomes easier by slighting twisting it to the right, as explained in the pictogram.
My mother was convinced they were slighting us because you were mad at me!
They continue to invite his ex-wife over, while slighting my mother.
The antipathy of the Yankee stars was allegedly touched off by a slighting remark Gehrig's mother made about the way Mrs Ruth dressed their daughter.
Artfully, I must confess, I mentioned that The Herald of the same day had spoken warmly about some slighting remark concerning Holmes made in the House the previous night.
To persuade men of the wisdom of co-operation and forward-looking, slighting their immediate gain for the good of all, is an objective worthy of the best in the social sciences.
Maybe your spinachless diet is slighting that invisible but necessary element raised to food fame during the past decade, the vitamin.
His habit of slighting the company chairman was considered to be inappropriate behaviour.
The monopitch roof sloping slighting to four sides is the combination of a steel substrate structure with a steel deck covering, the FOAMGLAS® is adhered to it and finished with a covering of titanium zinc alloy sheet metal.
The sight of a dwarf stimulates slighting laugh.
Examples from Classical Literature
And when we were some distance away he made a slighting remark about Millie.
The transitoriness of human life should lead to full and hearty recognition of God, not to careless slighting of him.
After all, we have only followed the custom of the place in slighting the cathedral.
Still less can any one be fond of being made the object of slighting and condemnatory remarks.
In that case his discontent may take itself out in slighting his task and wasting your time and lengthening his bill.
Let the world be as critical or slighting as it may, these things are successes.
I make this little preface, because you once mentioned the young lady to me in slighting terms.
He repelled the suggestion by a slighting gesture of the hand.
I did wrong in slighting your injunction, and suffering Lilian to do so.
Galatea, therefore, is for ever slighting the sculptor's affection.
I told them they should take heed of slighting the mercies of God.
The offer we will make, e'en policy like his may scorn the slighting.
Several slighting references by name to de Barral revived her animosity against the man, suddenly, as by the effect of unforeseen moral support.
The latter drew slighting comparisons, and remembered that he was the only one who ever apologised.
But, next day, he resumed the subject by saying in his off-hand manner and with a slighting laugh, 'Well, Blandois, when shall we go to this Maecenas of yours?
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