sneer at
Example Sentences
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The ones some travelers sneer at, like magnets, T-shirts and shot glasses.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"I think most of our characters were quite warm and quite engaging and we didn't sneer at them or mock them," says Paul.
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026
Reality TV makes it easy and even tempting to sneer at people like McIntyre and Cortés because of what they don’t know or haven’t asked.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
They sneer at feminists for working, but creating online content is work, and often quite lucrative for those who snag huge fanbases.
From Salon • Nov. 27, 2023
Alice used to sneer at me when I left our class for my special daily period upstairs.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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