object of derision
Example Sentences
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So accept he is not picking you out as an object of derision, he’s using you as a canvas on which to express his artistic vision.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2021
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
Mr. Latimer himself became the object of derision, with revelations about unpaid parking tickets that led to the loss of his car registration.
From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2017
He could not return to Ascalon in this shameful plight, his ignominy upon him, an object of derision.
From Trail's End by Ogden, George W. (George Washington)
