scorn

Example Sentences

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Normally, others misfortune isn’t something I pile on, but oh, did that woman earn some scorn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

But he heaped special scorn on Gorsuch and Barrett.

From Salon • Feb. 26, 2026

The narrator decides to write a novel fictionalizing the surveyor’s account, shame be damned—“And yet, let them scorn me as they will, strong traits of their nature have intertwined themselves with mine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

The alleged bottle thief could suffer public humiliation and/or private scorn if you tell the host and other guests what happened.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

“Yes, and now you will tell me that desire turns men into beasts,” said Hamlet with scorn.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein