look down on

Example Sentences

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Quick as a blink, he was looking down on castles.

From Literature

“You would’ve looked down on her were it not for the war.”

From Literature

In her dreams, Natalie saw a giant, swirling white storm as though she were looking down on it from space.

From Literature

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

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