contemptuously

Example Sentences

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The minister replied contemptuously that ballet dancers were like saffron — the most expensive spice — on hospital food, an extravagance.

From New York Times

But you need not worry: I understand you and I am not contemptuously pandering to you: I genuinely think that you drive to Walmart for the delight of it!

From Washington Post

Jackson recalls that his laudatory nickname, Mr. October, was actually coined contemptuously by his teammate, the beloved Yankee captain Thurman Munson, with whom Jackson had an uneasy relationship.

From New York Times

On the recording with the council members, he speaks contemptuously of the current city leadership, calling it “a rudderless ship.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over the next hour, a device captured the Democratic politicians and the labor leader, all Latino, speaking contemptuously about those they regarded as rivals or impediments.

From Los Angeles Times