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Scornfully replied Nudist Spray, ''They're just sore because our meeting precedes theirs by two weeks.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scornfully cried Editor Pew on one occasion: "The corrupt, cheapskate movie-type reporter may exist, but I do not know him."

From Time Magazine Archive

Scornfully he challenged Congress to get a legislative program of its own.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scornfully he exposed an effort by Senator Herring to get him to sign a post-primary peace agreement with Senator Gillette.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scornfully watching the chaotic maneuvers, the Warlord would criticize first one then the other for the shortcomings of the creatures they represented.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques