look down on

Example Sentences

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And this is projecting an image that they're like any other family, with eye-lines not looking down on the viewer, literally down to earth, sitting on the grass.

From BBC

He was a dejected figure at Bay Oval at the end of the fifth day, looking down on the field as Black Caps players celebrated their victory with their families.

From Barron's

The Romans look down on him, even as he does their bidding.

From Salon

But I treated all my schoolmates the same; I didn’t look down on kids who didn’t know as much as I did.

From Literature

The portrait of Finley’s wife, Cameron Washington, was perched in the southwest corner, looking down on the space like a kind of patron saint of all the portraits, over a dozen total.

From Los Angeles Times