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
To "lightlie" is to despise or treat with contempt.
From The Proverbs of Scotland by Hislop, Alexander
The production of the weapon Ryan treated, or affected to treat, with contempt.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
It is being overwise, to treat with contempt what mankind hold in respect: and philosophy teaches us not to extinguish our feelings, but to correct and refine them.
From A Voyage to the Moon by Tucker, George
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)
