deride
Example Sentences
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Today many on the right still deride the Carter years but as the decades passed, his humanitarian efforts and simple lifestyle began to shape a new legacy for many Americans.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024
When the ultimate creation is less interesting than what people like Scott deride as boring textbook material, however, the failure lies with the creator.
From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024
Fans have collections numbering in the hundreds, while critics deride them as kitsch.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024
But to deride it as such is to ignore all the episode delivered in exchange for putting off a climactic confrontation of samurais.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024
"So let us one and all deride" "This honey thief, this Bee-i-cide."
From Buzz a Buzz or The Bees by Busch, Wilhelm
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.