derisive
Example Sentences
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The title sounds derisive, but the show is anything but.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Democrats are used to derisive criticism from Trump, of course.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
In addition to regulatory overbreadth, the Supreme Court has signaled that derisive comments are also important evidence of unconstitutional animus.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2025
He also appeared to be adopting a new derisive nickname for him.
From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024
“Chuckie” was a derisive term coined by infantrymen, using the army’s spelling alphabet where a word is assigned to each letter of the alphabet.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Vocabulary lists containing derisive
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