scoffing

Example Sentences

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Prosecutors, in a letter seeking a tougher sentence, questioned the sincerity of Kwon’s apologies and noted his history of scoffing at the authorities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

The replies to his post were filled with scoffing.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025

Amid the scoffing, Morgan Stanley analyst Todd Castagno mapped the AI ecosystem’s circular flows in a Wednesday note.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

And, in turn, nobody was cheered quite like Roberts, who felt the redemption of nine seasons of second-guessing and an end to the scoffing at his talented team’s singular short-season 2020 championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2025

But a taste for luxury goods did not stop Gross, an accountant, from scoffing as David paid thirty dollars for a box of Godiva chocolates for his wife.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times