mocked

Example Sentences

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Mocked by the provincial townfolk for being single and bookish, Siobhan is eyeing her own possible escape.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

Mocked by some for his honesty - people laughed at him saying he would die poor - his act earned him generous rewards including a place at Ricks Institute, one of Liberia's most prestigious schools.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2022

Mocked by ideological purists for practicing “sewer socialism,” Milwaukee’s pragmatic socialists focused on winning concrete gains for their working-class constituents.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2019

Mocked on talk shows as America’s most famous houseguest, Kaelin has gone on to appear in reality shows, in small parts in TV sitcoms and films, and to launch a clothing line for slackers.

From Washington Times • Jun. 10, 2019

So runs the tale, Mocked by the worldly-wise; but I believe, Knowing the miracles the Lord hath wrought In every age for Jacob's seed.

From The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 2 Jewish poems: Translations by Lazarus, Emma