scoff

Example Sentences

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It’s easy to scoff at such tricks from the outside.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 21, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

A cool $70 million is nothing to scoff at.

From Salon • Sep. 17, 2025

To grab it, they rarely drink, scoff at work-life balance and are locked in a 24-7 competition to be, or appear to be, the most obsessed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 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