treat with contempt
Example Sentences
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They treat with contempt all writers who are unfortunately nec ponere lucum Artifices, nec rus saturum laudare.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
"The daughter of the people loves truth and manly bearing, Stephen Morley; and will treat with contempt all those who slander women, whether they be nobles or serfs."
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
It has got to live; that is the secret of the commonplace and even absurd books which reviewers treat with contempt, and readers buy in thousands.
From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher
They can cease to laugh at the wretched little jokes, and treat with contempt the vulgar spirit that repeats them.
From Maids Wives and Bachelors by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
It is easy for us, who are so powerless, to call this falsehood, and, proud of our timid honesty, to treat with contempt the heroes who have accepted the battle of life under other conditions.
From The Life of Jesus by Renan, Ernest
