PEJORATIVE in a Sentence

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For PEJORATIVE, below is one of 3 sentences:
Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character.

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 Meanings and Examples of PEJORATIVE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
pejorative
 a.  tending to make or become worse; disparaging or belittling
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Example Sentence:
1  I agree I am ambitious, and I don't see that as a pejorative term.
2  For hard-line Republicans, the word 'liberal' had become a pejorative term.
3  Instead of criticizing Clinton's policies, the Republicans made pejorative remarks about his character.