sneering

Example Sentences

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Sneering with disdain one minute, spilling sarcasm the next, McCarthy carried on for hours as Thursday night became Friday morning.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 18, 2021

Sneering yet endearing and melancholy yet comedic, the book resembled a cinematic fusion of the old-school absurdism of Luis Buñuel and the neon transgressiveness of Pedro Almodóvar.

From Washington Post • Feb. 5, 2019

Sneering, leering, loud, louche: such adjectives should define Nastase as much as those used to describe his remarkable shot-making on court.

From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2017

Sneering at me for it didn’t feel any different than throwing my book bag in the mud.

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2016

Sneering, Digger stuffed his hands in his pockets.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings