look down on
Example Sentences
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Why do wealthy retirees look down on those with less savings?
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
The Romans look down on him, even as he does their bidding.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025
When addressing someone they look down on or are disrespecting, the Yautja use wul, while someone they respect would be addressed as dau.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
Do you look down on huge planes and boats and Beyoncé birthday parties?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
Again, physicists tend to look down on evolutionary biology and history, because those fields appear to fail this test.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
