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sneeringly



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It sneeringly implied they were “a bunch of dilettantes,” Sonenshein said, amateurs seeking some rainbows-and-roses ethical governance outside the hard-nosed practicalities of party-boss politics.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2023

A fellow inmate sneeringly compliments Rahim on his skill at fooling everyone.

From New York Times Jan. 5, 2022

Not just mundanely flat, but aggressively, sneeringly terrible.

From Washington Post Oct. 7, 2020

And I hear it every time someone sneeringly dismisses “a boomer”, anyone born between 1946 and 1964, or “a second waver”, a feminist who came of age in the 1960s and 70s.

From The Guardian Feb. 1, 2020

He begins this selection by sneeringly calling my father out to head the line.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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