deride

Example Sentences

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Because while a lot of people deride it, a lot of people love it, too.

From Salon • Feb. 24, 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

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

Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship, marked by cute couples, eager elementary school students — and critics who deride its commercialization.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

It is true that he did deride the notion that the decision of the majority is always right.

From The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 by Various