treat with contempt
Example Sentences
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But that which had been devoted to the god and been granted to the people as a public ornament and public property, it was not decent for any mortal to treat with contempt.
From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us
It is one of those worthless untruths which I have long since learned to treat with contempt.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie
Carry your head high, do not fear to meet people, and treat with contempt the jeers of the stupid and ignorant.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by Robinson, William J.
And may those to whom the people at large have delegated their trust, and in whom they have reposed their confidence, treat with contempt the calculations, and miscalculations, of one without head and without heart!
From The King's Own by Marryat, Frederick
The European cannot afford to laugh, and, if he be a sensible fellow, knows that he cannot afford to treat with contempt the opinions of the people who know.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
