derisive
Example Sentences
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Ozon then has Marie express an anodyne comment about Algiers being “home,” which earns from Djemila a mildly derisive laugh.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
He ticked through each, using derisive language to highlight what he viewed as their past failings and deficiencies.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The phrase carries a derisive jeer, a suggestion that anyone born into fame and wealth gets to glide through life.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
His derisive tone and relentless questioning were typical for Alito and not what concerned me.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024
He kept the chaplain in a constant state of terror with his curt, derisive tongue and his knowing, cynical eyes that the chaplain was never brave enough to meet for more than an accidental second.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Vocabulary lists containing derisive
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