look down on

Example Sentences

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Those who wince at the idea of a blue-collar career change don’t necessarily look down on people who work with their hands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

The UK's never going to attract world-class talent if all we do is look down on the contest and approach it with a defeatist attitude.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

These are clowns, these are people who are ridiculous because they want so desperately to be welcomed by the very people who look down on them.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2024

Many people still look down on gulls today.

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

I guess I realized that the state of New York wasn’t going to look down on me if I accepted the offer of a meal.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola