contemptuously
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Contemptuously, Heath pegs Holliwell as a muddled disturber of the peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously he advised dewlapped Inspector Porfiry how to catch a criminal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously, brilliant "Bernie" Baruch calls his cash & carry principle "scuttle & run."
From Time Magazine Archive
Contemptuously the guard tossed Betsie’s shovel toward us.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Contemptuously he indicated the severed tournedos upon his plate.
From Berry And Co. by Yates, Dornford
Vocabulary lists containing contemptuously
The Outsiders
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The BFG
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