despising

Example Sentences

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He is described as a man who had “poked his chin up sideways, carrying his nose with that aforesaid appearance of ‘sniff,’ as though despising an egg which he knew he could not digest.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Society is depicted as "worshiping only power and money, despising art, sensitivity, tenderness, where people ...don't talk anymore."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“I really started despising law enforcement after that,” he said during an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“Everything Cohen says about adulating, and then despising Trump, is bolstered and corroborated by massive other evidence.”

From Salon • May 16, 2024

Before, they had laughed at me, despising me for my ignorance and dullness; now, they hated me for my knowledge and understanding.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes