scornful

Example Sentences

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When asked if she wants a ceasefire, Zahra is scornful.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Administration officials have been scornful of such thinking, reflecting a fundamental shift in American foreign policy that was set out most starkly last month in a new national-security strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The politicians, socialites, and Catholic leaders present at the dinner didn’t take the joke well, but their groans weren’t nearly as scornful as the former First Lady’s reaction.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024

Identity comes in fits and starts — in sudden revelations about finding the right clothes, the precise pronouns, and wondering when to come out in a label-obsessed world that can be dismissive and scornful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

They avoided looking at me and were very scornful of a civilian my age.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway