ridicule
Example Sentences
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He faced ridicule after belatedly acknowledging that he played tennis during the day, a detail that was left out his initial accounts.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
She’s let her hair go gray but kept up her tan, and she’s careful not to ridicule the ways her body has changed with age.
From Salon • Jul. 10, 2026
There has been a determination to change the country's World Cup narrative after a 1974 debut that left them ripe for ridicule.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
To be sure, aggressive redesigns often attract ridicule.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
I once thought he would ridicule me, if he found out about Josef.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing ridicule
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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Excerpt from "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
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