contemn
Example Sentences
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"Did not William Blake contemn reason and paint the ghost of a flea?"
From Time Magazine Archive
Speaking contemptuously of him, I but contemn nothing.
From Satires And Profanities by G. W. (George William) Foote
We can scarcely find words sufficiently strong to contemn the heinous practice, so prevalent with low-minded people, of repeating to their friends whatever they hear to their disadvantage.
From The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners or, Miss Leslie's Behaviour Book by Eliza Leslie
What right," she asked herself, "has this man to undervalue and contemn my purpose?
From The Adventures of a Widow A Novel by Edgar Fawcett
Crafty men contemn them, wise men use them, simple men admire them; for they teach not their own use, but that there is a wisdom without them and above them won by observation.
From The World's Best Books : A Key to the Treasures of Literature by Frank Parsons
