think little of
Example Sentences
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Mr. el-Sisi, too, often appears to think little of Egyptians, whom he frequently admonishes to lose weight and stop having so many children.
From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2021
Reissued in 2006, the book tells of a university teacher whose marriage and career are a failure and whose wife and colleagues think little of him.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2013
“However, I think little of it is really ours versus the states.”
From Forbes • Sep. 15, 2011
She once admitted to American Vogue that her extravagance knew "no bounds" and she would think little of hopping on a private Gulfstream jet to Paris for an afternoon's shopping.
From The Guardian • Jul. 24, 2010
"They think little of me because I look young and my hair curls," he muttered, as he tried in vain to smooth it out with abundant water, "but wait—I will show them!"
From The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion by Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.