disdainfully

Example Sentences

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"Some of them are really awful," he says disdainfully of previous efforts.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

Pink remains associated with femininity to this day—but in recent decades, groups once disdainfully branded with the color have made moves to reclaim it.

From National Geographic • Jul. 21, 2023

But the Rams were mistake-prone for a second straight game and treated disdainfully by the San Francisco 49ers, who bulldozed their way to a 31-10 triumph at Levi’s Stadium.

From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2021

When I interviewed him a few years ago, he said disdainfully, “Life is too short to work with bands.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021

“You are hardly the first student to covet the diadem,” she said disdainfully.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling