treat with contempt
Example Sentences
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But it will be seen hereafter, that it is a very dangerous thing to treat with contempt the hostility of an enemy, however weak that enemy may be.
From Memoirs of Henry Hunt, Esq. — Volume 3 by Hunt, Henry
How dare you enter a compartment reserved For Ladies Only, fill it with vile smoke, and treat with contempt the rules of our organisation department?
From Glories of Spain by Wood, Charles W. (William)
The European cannot afford to laugh, and, if he be a sensible fellow, knows that he cannot afford to treat with contempt the opinions of the people who know.
From Across China on Foot by Dingle, Edwin John
It is one of those worthless untruths which I have long since learned to treat with contempt.
From Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes by Lambert, Nannie
It has got to live; that is the secret of the commonplace and even absurd books which reviewers treat with contempt, and readers buy in thousands.
From Father Payne by Benson, Arthur Christopher
