scornful
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He was a main outlet for scornful comments about Iran’s attackers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 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
Her wan, scornful mouth smiled and so I drew her up again, closer, this time to my face.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Vocabulary lists containing scornful
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"Of Mice and Men"
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