deride
Example Sentences
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Emilia, by contrast, is a strikingly modern figure in her cynical assessments of the hypocrisy of a culture that will deride women for sexual behavior that wouldn’t be censured in men.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
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
Those protesters deride the project as “Cop City.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024
His sly look which seemed to deride his companion's inexperience, said as plainly as a look could say, "You find the game of politics less simple than you thought?"
From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.
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