mocked
Example Sentences
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The political editor of KSDK-TV in St. Louis, Schmitt’s home market, mocked him openly for the mistake.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
He then mocked one of the main topics of this year’s General Assembly—an effort to put restraints on artificial intelligence, which Trump said should be called superintelligence, because the word artificial makes it sound “fake.”
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
My career was insulted, and I was mocked for fumbling around while attempting to juice a pineapple with a woefully inadequate kitchen utensil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
“It’s amazing to see how willing students are to talk in his classrooms, how little afraid they feel of being mocked or put down—he gets complete candor out of them.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Its tranquil beauty mocked the relative prosperity peasant families had enjoyed for centuries, before the dam was built.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
