sneer
Example Sentences
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The young lord’s lawyer, a friend of Claudia, is convinced his defendant is innocent, though he fears “a jury will give him life for his tattoos and his sneer.”
It bragged about the academic prestige of its schools and reminded its athletes that they were students first, sneering at all those other schools that had the audacity to win at all costs.
Even as the boys helped her to her feet, she sneered.
From Literature
“And why would I want to do that?” he said with a sneer.
From Literature
As she crawls, screams, scratches and sneers, Lawrence maintains a soulful balance between Grace’s creeping delirium and her ceaseless dedication to her newborn son.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.