sneeringly

Example Sentences

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It sneeringly implied they were “a bunch of dilettantes,” Sonenshein said, amateurs seeking some rainbows-and-roses ethical governance outside the hard-nosed practicalities of party-boss politics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2023

Not just mundanely flat, but aggressively, sneeringly terrible.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2020

Steinberg, when he announced the aggregate sentence of life plus 50 years with 55 years to be served without parole, sneeringly called Lawrence in the courtroom a "despicable coward."

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2020

Danny DeVito’s villain lies dying after an almighty shootout and sneeringly asks Gene Hackman: “Don’t you want to hear my last words?”

From The Guardian • Nov. 29, 2017

"You'll never have revenge, great Hrothgar, mighty as you are," he said, rather sneeringly, in a hard, dull voice.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye