scornful
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Administration officials have been scornful of such thinking, reflecting a fundamental shift in American foreign policy that was set out most starkly last month in a new national-security strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
At other times, Trump was more animated, whispering to his legal team and reacting to the proceedings with scornful expressions.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2024
He’s scornful about John Ray, the experienced financial cleanup artist brought into FTX as its post-bankruptcy CEO to untangle the mess and find whatever assets still exist to pay back customers and creditors.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023
They were recording a song called Kool Kids, "a huge middle finger" to their critics, whose lyrics drip with scornful sarcasm: "I am scum, real scum, but I'm good at this".
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023
Hannie asked in the scornful tone I’d heard from her more often than I would have liked.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing scornful
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 1
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"Of Mice and Men"
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