ridicules
Example Sentences
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When Charlie Brown joyfully returns to his friends with the spindly little tree, the gang ridicules his choice.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
When Harris doubts or ridicules his stature, his wealth, the size of his crowds, or whatever, he feels compelled to fight back and restore his eminent centrality at once.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024
Libii’s story underlines the self-negation involved in the trope of the title and ridicules the expectations and constraints forced upon Black people in myriad ways.
From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2024
It adds that taking disciplinary action against women for a menopause related-absence could amount to discrimination, and that language that ridicules someone's symptoms could constitute harassment.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024
He doesn’t take their money and usually doesn’t shove them, but he ridicules them.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
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