sneering

How to use sneering in a sentence

That cold, sneering voice, with its note of threat, was like a hand of ice upon his overheated brain.

She repressed her anger at Marius's sneering interference, and made a little gesture of dismay with her eloquent white hands.

Poynter uttered a sneering laugh, which made Heath wince, and turn upon him wrathfully.

THE BAG OF DIAMONDSGEORGE MANVILLE FENN

The maid had the policy sometimes to submit to the mistress she ruled; with the faintest of sneering smiles she left the room.

Then she caught the sneering laughter of the man, and strove again in a fury.

Perpetua answered him mildly, heedless of the sneering speech.

THE PROUD PRINCEJUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY

It is the face of a woman half weary of, half sneering at the world.

“The sky will fall next,” said Artis, with a sneering laugh.

THE DARK HOUSEGEORG MANVILLE FENN

“But you were sneering at armour a little while ago, Ben,” said Roy.

THE YOUNG CASTELLANGEORGE MANVILLE FENN

In that sneering laugh of Kuala Pahangs echoed a world of maddening defiance.

CURSEDGEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985