scoff

Example Sentences

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But the Seahawks tend to look at those numbers and scoff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Poehler might be far from an unknown, but that kind of attention is nothing to scoff at, especially when the podcast market is as crowded as it is.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

It’s easy to scoff at such tricks from the outside.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

National analysts continue to rank their farm system as one of baseball’s thinnest; the Angels scoff and say they like their prospects.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2025

A rumor had been filtering through the streets for some weeks: a rumor that made some people laugh and others grow silent, as some people scoff at ghosts and others fear them.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman