frown upon
Example Sentences
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SBF rose to prominence during a time period that Bitcoiners frown upon: the summer of 2020, aka “DeFi Summer,” when Bitcoin crashed and “crypto” products garnered more curiosity.
From Slate • Dec. 15, 2022
And a video clip from a 2007 BBC documentary, in which Sunak suggests he doesn’t have any “working-class friends,” is recirculating online as some Britons frown upon the array of upper-class Conservative contenders.
From Washington Post • Oct. 22, 2022
Polling shows a large share of members of the faith frown upon Trump’s brash style and incendiary rhetoric, especially his comments about women and immigrants.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2022
But, it's one thing for parents to frown upon their children's sartorial choices, it's an entirely different issue when public authorities start blaming clothes for societal ills.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2021
Give me but one smile, and thou shalt frown upon me for ever: so shall that cheering beam outlive a thousand dark winters.
From The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character by Roby, John
