ridiculed
Example Sentences
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They had transformed themselves from the ridiculed Clip Joint to a top-shelf NBA organization, but they now have been affixed with a scarlet eight letters that will follow them forever: cheaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Then-Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg even made it a point to ride his bike to work, a choice that Trump ridiculed.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
Such attitudes have been ridiculed in the U.S. press, and prickly French politicians are now upset we noticed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Cusack said his daughter, who was prescribed medication, felt that if she used her mental health as an "excuse" she "would be out" of the team, and feared being stigmatised and ridiculed.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
“People here do not have a desire to investigate....Indeed, they ridiculed me for looking at anything else in the country except sugar.”
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
