deride

Example Sentences

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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

Today many on the right still deride the Carter years but as the decades passed, his humanitarian efforts and simple lifestyle began to shape a new legacy for many Americans.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

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

Avoid the companionship of those who deride sacred things and are inclined to ignore the limits of refinement and good taste.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe