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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.