object of derision
Example Sentences
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Richard Williams was often maligned for the single-minded way he raised his daughters, but Will plays him empathetically as a stubborn hero, leaning into his doggedness but never making him an object of derision.
From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2022
Britney Spears has been a media and pop culture object of derision, pity and indifference to her humanity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2021
She knows Christmas is an object of derision online but believes much of the scorn is unwarranted.
From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2020
For the cool, unsentimental sharpness of her vivisections, Cusk is either loathed or loved in England—a frequent object of derision on “Mumsnet.”
From Slate • Feb. 2, 2015
This withered coxcomb affected the mincing gait of a young man; and though rather an object of derision than admiration with the fair sex, persuaded himself they were all captivated by him.
From The Star-Chamber, Volume 1 An Historical Romance by Ainsworth, William Harrison
