scoff at
Example Sentences
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Of course, statisticians would scoff at using one past episode to try to make a prediction about oil prices 36 years later.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The Russians in Barentsburg scoff at the prospect of war in the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
A cool $70 million is nothing to scoff at.
From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025
Afghans in the United States scoff at the suggestion that they'd be safe going back, saying their lives would be in danger.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025
He’d scoff at me or roll his eyes—he didn’t seem like the kind of person that suffered tears gladly, and I didn’t suffer anyone making fun of mine.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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