Example Sentences
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Whether people found Freud’s realist portraiture contemptibly conservative or reassuringly so depended, of course, on their taste and politics.
From Washington Post
Almost every one of the radiant divinities could act cruelly or contemptibly.
From Literature
"Over the next few weeks, I sought out nearly 20 agents and other real estate professionals for their opinions. Virtually all acknowledged that I had been treated unethically, if not contemptibly."
From New York Times
That is contemptibly naive and also a shame.
From Economist
Culture Minister TB Ekanayake said that police officers had "contemptibly devalued" traditional weddings in a devoutly Buddhist country.
From BBC
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