sneer

Example Sentences

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He threatened "death & destruction" if prosecutors didn't back down, posted a photo implying he wanted to beat Bragg with a baseball bat, and sneered at people calling for his supporters to remain "peaceful."

From Salon

In the title role, Sondra Radvanovsky is imposing — and unafraid, in the second act, to sound unsympathetic, even ugly: sneering, curt, sour.

From New York Times

Will you turn on the TV and sneer that you think you’ve just happened across the NIT, or will you bother to learn the teams?

From Washington Post

Gavin Wax, the group’s president, said in an interview that it was frustrating to watch prominent voices on the right — “Twitter warriors,” he sneered — urge people to avoid the streets.

From New York Times

He sneers at the rich, stocking the stony apartment with futile luxuries that give it the feel of a pharaoh’s tomb.

From New York Times