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The latest attempt to rattle the foundations of cosmology appeared as a smattering of dots pulled upward into a cosmic sneer.

A medical tech walked by the hospital room, his beady blue eyes landing on my chestnut-skinned brother with a sneer.

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He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.

And Hitler looking like such a lout, a drunken lout, with that sort of ignorant sneer.

The typical sneer was that Obama had never even run a candy store.

The Internet might sneer at Monarch, but all press is good press, after all.

The serious magazines felt similarly behooved to weigh in, also largely to sneer.

"Reassure yourself," answered Marius, with a sneer, a greyness that was of jealous rage overspreading his face.

Amateurs will perhaps sneer at these cynical maxims, but each can learn from them what he wishes.

"Doubtless you are very well off, Mr. Jock," Pauline continued, and this time the sneer in her voice was hardly veiled.

Westmacott moved a step or two forward, a swagger unmistakable in his gait, his nether-lip thrust out in a sneer.

He did not look at Cash, but he felt morbidly that Cash was regarding him with that hateful sneer hidden under his beard.

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On this page you'll find 116 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sneer, such as: belittle, deride, grin, jeer, scoff, and taunt.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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