hold up to ridicule

Example Sentences

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The very next night, Russell would hold up to ridicule the peculiarity of some one in the neighborhood, much to his victim's chagrin and to the amusement of the listeners.

From Russell H. Conwell by Burr, Agnes Rush

I can quite understand, even at this day, the making of a book which should hold up to ridicule the whole of a nation on account of these differences.

From As We Are and As We May Be by Besant, Walter, Sir

Neither does Dryden neglect to hold up to ridicule the slips in Latin and English grammar, which marked the offensive Preface to the "Duke of Lerma."

From The Dramatic Works of John Dryden, Volume 1 With a Life of the Author by Saintsbury, George

"Who's Blackie!" said the boy, repeating the question, as if to hold up to ridicule the absurd ignorance which it implied.

From Geordie's Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life by Rae, Mrs. Milne

I am a believer in cremation, but that is no reason why I should hold up to ridicule the clumsier and more unhealthy churchyard burials about which so much sentiment exists.

From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry