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
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
Others scoff that calling it a slur trivializes real oppression.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2025
He hadn’t told anyone about the Grim, not even Ron and Hermione, because he knew Ron would panic and Hermione would scoff.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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