Historically, there has never been a better time for a woman to find herself in what was once disparagingly called middle age.

I envy those early gardeners who had what the historians disparagingly call a "simple palette" of plants.

Some lawyers disparagingly call this the "two reindeer rule."

Dances on social or political issues are sometimes disparagingly called choreographic equivalents of poster art.

When he turned pro after losing that bout, the fighter was disparagingly called "Riddick-ulous."

This was merely his foolishness, a reaction to the countless times he had been disparagingly called a pygmy.

But an even greater percentage of recipients seem to loathe its Internet equivalent, disparagingly called spam.

Certainly, he loved what are now disparagingly called the Dead White European Males.

"Board game enthusiasts disparagingly call this a 'roll your dice, move your mice' format".

Some British officials disparagingly call this the "instant democracy movement," and Chinese officials are alarmed by it.