deride

Example Sentences

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But making them sound like centuries old technology is a way to deride their worth.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2025

It has always been popular, and continues to be popular, to make fun of lawyers, to deride lawyers, to denigrate lawyers, and I get that we deserve a lot of what we get.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

When the ultimate creation is less interesting than what people like Scott deride as boring textbook material, however, the failure lies with the creator.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2024

But to deride it as such is to ignore all the episode delivered in exchange for putting off a climactic confrontation of samurais.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Those who deride silver as a money-metal indulge in feeble attempts at sarcasm by inquiring why we do not advocate the use of tin and brass as money.

From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)