disdain

Example Sentences

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DeSorbo was a bridesmaid at Batula’s wedding and vocal from the get-go about her disdain for Cooke.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Everyone hates the Girl Boss, but female founders really were underresourced, and female ambition really was treated with disdain and distrust.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Still, large portions of all social classes remain united in their disdain for this regime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

That sort of disdain is still present in the industry -- no-alcohol wines still struggle to match their alcoholic equivalents for complexity and taste -- but attitudes are changing fast.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

They could stink of wonder and fear and disdain all at once, and an animal never knew which they’d act on.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman