Art critics generally praised exhibitions at the Terrain, but many ignored the philosophy behind these exhibitions, or wrote of it disparagingly.

For his remaining life, Burroughs continued to write disparagingly about the effect of sentimental animal stories.

Tacitus even wrote disparagingly of Augustus the most celebrated and beloved of the emperors.

Thomson wrote disparagingly at the time of the industry he called "the music-appreciation racket."

Engberg wrote disparagingly of the candidates' performance in the 2000 presidential debates.

She writes disparagingly about "the seemingly uncontrollable demands of a sexual nature upon men" and their relationship to bad living and "impure thoughts."

This project, too, became the subject of many iterations and much correspondence, with Tolkien always writing disparagingly of his own ability to draw.

Actually, that idea is not new: Claude Debussy wrote disparagingly of competitions at the turn of the century.

Tacitus wrote disparagingly of the beer brewed by the Germanic peoples of his day.