sneer
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The mouth renders the verdict: a barely perceptible sneer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
"If many critics sneer and say we can't achieve food self-sufficiency, today we prove that we are food self-sufficient," Prabowo said.
From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026
How many generals and admirals in the audience were appalled that this talk show host and former major in the National Guard had the temerity to sneer at experienced combat commanders?
From Slate • Sep. 30, 2025
It’s easy to sneer at Morris’s antics, but beneath the grotesquery is a real hunger.
From Salon • May 12, 2025
Brother Bartholomew, the boys’ teacher, shuffled in from the adjacent cloister and pulled back his hood, revealing his flabby face, tiny eyes, and permanent sneer.
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
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