scorn

Example Sentences

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“To build themselves up and deter others from challenging their power, they take others down in public, letting them know exactly where they stand and how much they scorn them.”

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Normally, others misfortune isn’t something I pile on, but oh, did that woman earn some scorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

It was a far cry from the scorn and threats reserved for Europe by its traditional ally the United States at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

The lecture was long on scorn and finger-pointing, short on explanations for past failure and evidence that hers is a winning formula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

She sat down at the table and stared at him with scorn and amazement; sat down heavily, as though she had been struck.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin