scoff
Example Sentences
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Christine, who’s been making coffee in the studio’s kitchen, enters the lounge and scoffs.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
These estimates — which one attendee described as “cute” — prompted audible scoffs in the room.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
The governor scoffs, “man is conceived in sin and born in corruption and he passeth from the stink of the didie to the stench of the shroud. There is always something.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
As Mr Lammy began his speech with the word "friends", there were scoffs and laughter from some in the crowd.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025
She scoffs, and I know where Momma gets it from.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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