treat with contempt
Example Sentences
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"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
How dare you enter a compartment reserved For Ladies Only, fill it with vile smoke, and treat with contempt the rules of our organisation department?
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
The production of the weapon Ryan treated, or affected to treat, with contempt.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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
Earthly rank they treat with contempt, and the Tsar of all the Russias, if he entered a Korak tent, would stand upon the same level with its owner.
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
