sneeringly

Example Sentences

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One of the kidnappers sneeringly refers to her as “Angelina Ballerina.”

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Snappish, at times sneeringly so, she answered my questions with a brusque dismissiveness that made me think that she was doing this interview under duress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Not just mundanely flat, but aggressively, sneeringly terrible.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2020

Steinberg, when he announced the aggregate sentence of life plus 50 years with 55 years to be served without parole, sneeringly called Lawrence in the courtroom a "despicable coward."

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2020

He used to ask me sneeringly sometimes why I hadn’t been an officer, as though I’d done something wrong.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut