scorned

Example Sentences

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In a 1991 interview, retired Chief Justice Warren Burger scorned the view that the Second Amendment’s right to keep and bear arms belongs to individuals rather than a collective militia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Hell hath no fury like a Lily Allen scorned.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

However, he has scorned the description of Opendoor as a meme stock, describing it instead as a “cult stock.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

That record would have a profound influence on O’Connor, the Irish singer who wrestled with God like a scorned lover: “Tell me, where did the light die?” she sang in her song “Troy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2025

Sybil scorned Mingo, his greasy personality and constant jockeying; an imperious nature lurked beneath his gregariousness.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead