disdainfully

Example Sentences

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The Telegraph reported lyrics from the canticle written by a chorister included "Lord, how long shall the ungodly triumph?" and "how long shall all wicked doers speak so disdainfully?"

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Pink remains associated with femininity to this day—but in recent decades, groups once disdainfully branded with the color have made moves to reclaim it.

From National Geographic • Jul. 21, 2023

When I interviewed him a few years ago, he said disdainfully, “Life is too short to work with bands.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2021

He refers to these scientists disdainfully as “methodologists.”

From New York Times • May 12, 2020

Wenamon dropped his unexpected burden, side-stepped disdainfully, and entered the courtyard.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw