scornful

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Administration officials have been scornful of such thinking, reflecting a fundamental shift in American foreign policy that was set out most starkly last month in a new national-security strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

At other times, Trump was more animated, whispering to his legal team and reacting to the proceedings with scornful expressions.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2024

But the SNP leader's support for the pause in transgender prisoner transfers drew a scornful reaction from her arch-critic, JK Rowling.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023

Identity comes in fits and starts — in sudden revelations about finding the right clothes, the precise pronouns, and wondering when to come out in a label-obsessed world that can be dismissive and scornful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2022

He had always been mildly scornful of his son’s attachment to rocks, but this problem intrigued him.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson