| This may be a dead-end town for some, but Lorde never condescends to it or romanticizes the tough bits. |
| Now, I cannot for one instant believe you so devoid of gallantry as to refuse a lady your escort when she even condescends to ask you for it. |
| He condescends to talk the silly bawdry of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. |
| The mother condescends when you exercise such will. |
| By serving up this pablum, Hall does the opposite: despite her passionate good intentions, she condescends to King and to the audience. |
| He has written a road novel that moves too slowly, a thriller that never condescends to thrill. |
