ridiculed

Example Sentences

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He has lived through the shift in attitude towards Bigfoot hunting as he recalled being ridiculed for his fascination with Bigfoot, which began when he was about nine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hanson says she's been "ridiculed, bashed around and called racist, xenophobic", but says people have now changed their minds.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

At his only public event on Friday — a nearly two-hour round-table with national leaders and sporting officials about college athletics — he ridiculed members of the media who asked about Iran and Noem.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

That was all the chain needed to score a win against McDonald’s MCD -0.13%decrease; red down pointing triangle , where a burger-eating video by that chain’s chief executive is being roasted and ridiculed online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

What belief did I ever hold in my father, whose daily life I so often ridiculed and looked upon with such abject shame?

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee