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

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

And the company’s founder and CEO, Marty Daniel, has fashioned himself as a provocateur who ridicules gun control proposals and uses publicity stunts to drum up sales.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2022

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