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
Do you look down on huge planes and boats and Beyoncé birthday parties?
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
The UK's never going to attract world-class talent if all we do is look down on the contest and approach it with a defeatist attitude.
From BBC • May 17, 2025
The main tone of the videos is whiny, as the hosts complain endlessly that career federal employees look down on them.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025
She could look down on it from her window.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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