sneer

Outside and looking up at it, the pony seems to sneer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

When America was awarded hosting rights for the 1994 tournament, it was met with a quip and a sneer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

"I think most of our characters were quite warm and quite engaging and we didn't sneer at them or mock them," says Paul.

From BBC ● 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

Reynie returned the sneer with his best fake smile.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

In Shakespeare’s “Henry VI, Part 1,” the brave nobleman Talbot sneers at any knight who is “quite degraded, like a hedge-born swain.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

As she crawls, screams, scratches and sneers, Lawrence maintains a soulful balance between Grace’s creeping delirium and her ceaseless dedication to her newborn son.

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

Sonny sneers every time he catches Josh doing a phony smile, even when the kid is simply posing for the advertisements they’re both supposedly contracted to do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025

The Senate, which generally sneers at the amateurism of House legislation, would have its turn; if the Senate were successful, the two chambers would then have to bridge what could be substantial differences.

From Slate ● May 20, 2025

“Deputies will wait here until you go,” the sheriff sneers before sauntering toward the sandy-haired man.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

When I said I had moved up from Fort Lauderdale, my host sneered: “Florida is a swamp.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

Rowling sneered at Oates’ concern, while Musk referred to the author as “a bit of an extinctionist.”

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from this earth," she sneered while walking in a cemetery.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025

"We were followed, stalked and sneered at by multiple members of young, immature staff," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2025

“Look at the lunatic!” sneered Basta as Dustfinger stared at his hands, his face distorted with pain.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke

He turned into a sneering moral philosopher, all the while keeping his feet up.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026

It bragged about the academic prestige of its schools and reminded its athletes that they were students first, sneering at all those other schools that had the audacity to win at all costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025

The disgust in Osbourne’s sneering vocal is still palpable.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025

Liam's sneering vocals and Noel's distorted guitars brought a rock and roll swagger back to the charts, revitalising British guitar music after an influx of self-serious Seattle grunge.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025

But here, it was hard to focus when Cain was nearby, taunting and sneering, waiting for her to make one mistake.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas