scoff
Example Sentences
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The crews of the Negra Francisca and the Don Maca scoff at any purported connection to the narco trade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Of course, statisticians would scoff at using one past episode to try to make a prediction about oil prices 36 years later.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
So when Mary, soaked to the bone and tail between her legs, comes asking for the perfect dress, Sam can only scoff.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026
You want to scoff at that, but you can’t.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
She could come all this way, she could break him out of his snow globe, and he would scoff and roll his eyes and say, “Hazel, stop being such a baby.”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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