derisively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Duer was also an inveterate speculator and get-rich-quick schemer: “king of the alley,” as Thomas Jefferson derisively referred External link to Wall Street.
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
These girls make up what the school’s fusty headmistress, Miss Mackay, derisively labels “the Brodie set.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
Some in the department derisively call it the “LAPD lottery,” with plaintiffs said to weaponize the internal affairs system in search of a big payout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025
Clips of this moment went viral on social media, and cable news hosts laughed derisively.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2024
When Lee dug trenches around Richmond they called him, derisively, the King of Spades.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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