contumely

Example Sentences

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He prints plenty of contumely — mostly snobbish disapproval from Eastern visitors — about his hometown.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2018

The choice brought more contumely from fans, who had never heard of him, or feared another Andrea Bargnani, a fragile product of European ball.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 3, 2016

The white-haired “out” socialist delivered, heaping contumely on the billionaires and hedge fund managers in a Brooklyn baritone accent that, if you shut your eyes, sounded like Larry David.

From Newsweek • Apr. 8, 2015

But neither of these films can compete in contumely with the scorn heaped on Movie 43 by the Chicago Sun-Times’ Richard Roeper.

From Time • Jan. 27, 2013

Each day, Bull poured torrents of contumely on his morning paper.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy