Example Sentences

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Despising M.R.E.s is a long tradition in the military, where they have earned nicknames like “Meals, Rejected by Everyone” or “Meals, Rarely Edible.”

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2021

“I feel a lot of men haven’t benefited either. I know that men have coasted too long in power – but come on! Having to be aggressive? Despising showing your feelings? All that’s hopeless.”

From The Guardian • Sep. 4, 2019

Despising superstition and raw emotion, Enlightenment thinkers made the word “enthusiasm” one of the most negative terms in their vocabulary.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Despising effete blue ribbons, scorning silver loving cups, the "King of Kings" rewarded winning riders with handfuls of big, soft gold pieces stamped with his hard, sharp profile.

From Time Magazine Archive

Despising as they did all efforts in behalf of a Jewish state, they despised as well all discussions that had to do with even its possible existence.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok