derides

Example Sentences

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Among the low performers are one that he derides as packed with tourists, another "with barking dogs," and a third he says is "quiet but with no one to talk to."

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

The American Mini Pig Association derides the use of terms like “teacup” as misleading and discourages promises of adult pigs under 75 pounds in its code of ethics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

With searing yet quiet familiarity, Victor derides the way trauma is handled with callous frigidity.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

It’s only when Christian near the end of the play derides Cyrano’s “acres of highbrow wet dream prose” that Cyrano’s ears prick up in admiration.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

To the same tune the aquiline in his own nose heroically derides the slightly relaxed line of that feature; and our brother Wilky's want of physical "depth" is a glance at a different proportion.

From Notes of a Son and Brother by James, Henry