scoff
Example Sentences
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So when Mary, soaked to the bone and tail between her legs, comes asking for the perfect dress, Sam can only scoff.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
You’ve saved a lot — $1.2 million is nothing to scoff at — but you have a lot of life ahead.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
The Russians in Barentsburg scoff at the prospect of war in the Arctic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026
If you've lost track of what thrilled - and infuriated - users in 2025, here's a handy recall: a round-up of the year's moments that made the country pause, laugh, or even scoff.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025
But my mother did not seem to care; she would always scoff at her opponents and call them fools in letting their husbands enslave them completely.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing scoff
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