The traveller who had been up the Nile and who had come back to Cairo, sunbaked and full of the patronising airs of the veteran, invariably said, "By the way, when you are in Assiut you must see the bazaar.
Whereupon Mahmoud smiled--the pensive, patronising smile of a civilisation five thousand years old looking down on the aboriginal product of the Western prairies.
Edgar, as he entered the office full of clerks, nodded to their bald- headed middle-aged senior in a half-patronising manner.
Yes, my father makes a point of it; and they have a turn for patronising me, if I would turn my back on home.
We are wont to scoff in a patronising manner at that humble follower of the great investigator, but, as a matter of fact, we should have been just as dull ourselves.
The immediate cause of the disturbance was a remark of Mike's, but the indirect cause was the unbearably patronising manner which the head of Wain's chose to adopt towards him.
By the way, Lamont, while on the subject of Peters, I think he's too beastly familiar and patronising altogether.
Peters might be a bit too patronising and familiar under ordinary circumstances, but under such as these Peters had his uses--by Jove, he had!
He was received with a patronising and supercilious tone, and the Fellow not only went on with his breakfast, but occasionally glanced at a newspaper while he talked.
Suton had finished dinner, and as he did not relish Bruce's off-hand and patronising manner, he left the discussion in Owen's hand.
Always very affectionate to Rosalie and glad to see her; not patronising in the way she might have been patronising and yet, as the two grew older, patronising in a conscious effort to dissemble a conscious superiority.
He was never tired of playing with and patronising his little brother, and their rambles by stream and hill made those days appear the happiest he had ever spent.
Montagu hung back lest he should seem to be patronising a fallen enemy, and Eric lest he should have sinned too deeply to be forgiven.
Wildney was walking with his cousin, a beautiful girl, some four years older than himself, whom he was evidently patronising immensely.
That was Bobby Trench, as he revealed himself from day to day to the woman whom he treated with almost patronising attention, and considered a nonentity.
The boy was evidently bent on patronising his friend.
The intention was kind, but the manner was so patronising that Arthur felt offended.
Ay, the poor, certainly," said Lord Lilburne, with an air of patronising candour.
The introduction took place, and there was a sort of patronising air on the gentleman's part, which I did not approve of.
Some of them were amazingly patronising and self-possessed, and these did not ask Cicely to dance again.
It was this, no doubt, that had softened him towards his little sister, whom he loved in his patronising way.
Quite right; very dutiful and proper," said the doctor, with a grave, patronising air.
On his side, don Zeno Cabral--for I at last knew his name--acted towards them with patronising unceremoniousness.
In the midst of the crowd the general commanding and the governor were promenading, followed by a number of their staff, glittering with ornaments, and returning with a patronising air the salutes which were addressed to them.
Elliot had begun to take a sort of distant patronising notice of hint, which seemed to give him great pleasure, and which Marian who every year had reason to think worse of Elliot, considered very dangerous.
The two sisters met occasionally, but Lady Delmar was so compassionate and patronising that Annaple's spirit recoiled in off-hand levity and rattle, and neither regretted the occupation that prevented them from seeing much of one another.
I thought she was patronising you, and my blood boiled!
I could still see in my mind's eye the benevolent smile and patronising condescension with which he had beamed on M'Dermott and me on the occasion of our first meeting.
Never having been to school he had none of the schoolboy's patronising contempt for a sister.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "patronising" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
