hold in contempt
Example Sentences
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Mr. Meadows, who the House voted to hold in contempt of Congress for twice failing to appear for depositions, said he was “blindsided” by the letter he received from Verizon.
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2021
Clark is the second person the committee has voted to hold in contempt.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2021
If you communicate using words that your employees don't understand or hold in contempt, they cannot and will not follow you.
From Inc • Dec. 14, 2012
The most galling thing about Anglophiles, who worship a class of people that many English people hold in contempt, is that they are oblivious to what makes England great.
From Time • Apr. 28, 2011
Mr. Frowenfeld, it is of no use to talk; you may hold in contempt the Creole scorn of toil--just as I do, myself, but in theory, my-de'-seh, not too much in practice.
From The Grandissimes by Cable, George Washington
