look down on
Example Sentences
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Why do wealthy retirees look down on those with less savings?
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 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
Do you look down on huge planes and boats and Beyoncé birthday parties?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
"Maybe the opponent sometimes can be condescending, to look down on you," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2025
From there the lord of the castle could look down on his walls and battlements, and be-yond, to where the waters met.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
