look down on
Example Sentences
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Why do wealthy retirees look down on others?
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“I don’t look down on any style of play,” Lloyd said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
When addressing someone they look down on or are disrespecting, the Yautja use wul, while someone they respect would be addressed as dau.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2025
It's likely that you have not heard of Taiwan's Hong Fu Industrial Group, but look down on a busy street and you may well see its products.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2025
When the lights were on and the curtains drawn, and the Gregorian music played on the great phonograph, Mack used to look down on the laboratory from the Palace Flophouse.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
