scornfulness
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Claudio’s comrade Benedick, a sardonic bachelor, renews his “merry war” of scornfulness with the ever-disdainful Beatrice, Hero’s high-spirited cousin.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2014
All the scornfulness had gone out of it.
From The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras by Frederick Vining Fisher
He moved about with a certain scornfulness, and ordered lobster for tea off-handedly.
From The White Peacock by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
She had come there to defend herself, she said; she knew what people had accused her of: cruelty, scornfulness, arrogance, ingratitude, deception, and hatred.
From The Story of Don Quixote by Florence Choate
"The Fall of Babylon, mother," Miss Hamilton put in with a smile, in the curves of which quivered a hint of scornfulness.
From Poor Relations by Compton MacKenzie
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word