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

The lecture was long on scorn and finger-pointing, short on explanations for past failure and evidence that hers is a winning formula.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 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

But the loudest voices offering only contempt and scorn are found — where else? — online.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

Something like embarrassment crosses his face, and he regards me with a tiny bit less scorn.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir