| Military doctrine of the time emphasized massed rifle fire, downplaying marksmanship. |
| The Times has been criticized for downplaying the strike by its own ombudsmen, as well as by actors and activists. |
| Combat practice has on many occasions shown the erroneousness of views downplaying the role of the defense. |
| The sound engineers go way overboard layering the electronica over the instruments, downplaying the women's talents. |
| The Globe was front-paging this before they caught Patrick in what looks like a downplaying of his involvement. |
| The modernist whiteness of the walls, a classic ploy for downplaying the surface, becomes painful after a while. |
