scorned
Example Sentences
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They are, after all, world champions - and scorned ones at that.
From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026
Church scorned French Impressionism as slapdash, and Ms. Johnson suggests that his work became less popular simply because it was superseded by a more innovative style.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
When “Frankenstein” was first published without Shelley’s name, and chatter about its author began to spread, an early commentary in the British Critic scorned the dissonance between Shelley’s womanhood and the novel’s monstrous narrative.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
A few years later, scorned by the king, Magellan is limping around Lisbon like a scruffy, taskless animal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2026
She would begin with a silkworm—the one “worm” no one scorned.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
