disdain
Example Sentences
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A few began treating him with observable disdain, including the English teacher who had us read “The Scarlet Letter.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Every morning, they fly in a flock over my home, and The Dog barks at them in disdain.
From Salon • May 9, 2026
"Their relationship is really hanging on by a thread and actually it's their mutual disdain of this Gen Z couple, and all the things about them that are annoying, that binds us."
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
I lived part of my teen years in Brasília, the capital built from scratch whose architecture and urban planning have drawn equal parts fascination and disdain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
To this perpetual accusation Elizabeth had never replied; she merely regarded her aunt with a wide-eyed, insolent stare, meant at once to register her disdain and to thwart any pretext for punishment.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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