scoff

Example Sentences

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You’ve saved a lot — $1.2 million is nothing to scoff at — but you have a lot of life ahead.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

Washington insiders would roll their eyes and scoff when anyone would suggest that it be tried.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

Watching them from afar, Verstappen could only scoff at the Papaya Rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Regardless, his discography is, at the very least, not something to scoff at.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

A rumor had been filtering through the streets for some weeks: a rumor that made some people laugh and others grow silent, as some people scoff at ghosts and others fear them.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman