looked down on
Example Sentences
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As apartheid, which began to be legally enforced in 1948, became increasingly rigid, jazz music, which was seen as counter-cultural and encouraged racial mixing, was looked down on.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Neighboring towns looked down on its working-class residents and the beat-up motels along Beach Boulevard, which cleaves the city in half.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
During the cloud disruption two decades ago, many incumbent enterprise software makers looked down on a host of new browser-based applications.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
“She looked down on people she didn’t agree with.”
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025
Dustfinger stopped beside Silvertongue and looked down on him and Resa.
From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke
