sneer

Example Sentences

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The mouth renders the verdict: a barely perceptible sneer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

"If many critics sneer and say we can't achieve food self-sufficiency, today we prove that we are food self-sufficient," Prabowo said.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

How many generals and admirals in the audience were appalled that this talk show host and former major in the National Guard had the temerity to sneer at experienced combat commanders?

From Slate • Sep. 30, 2025

It’s easy to sneer at Morris’s antics, but beneath the grotesquery is a real hunger.

From Salon • May 12, 2025

He’d look at the little carpet that Aziz had put down in the shop and he’d sneer, but he’d never say the rug was too dirty for him to step on.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri