Example Sentences

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Some detractors have mocked the desire of Aguilar to don Indigenous dress instead of the traditional black robes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025

I, too, have mocked the sheer quantity of reporting and writing and takes about what happens at a certain university outside of Boston.

From Slate • Jan. 26, 2024

But reviews have generally been negative and players have mocked it online, with technical aspects and the game's stability being criticised.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

In recent op-eds, wine lobbyists have mocked the concept as a “British import” — a knockout argument in France.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2023

“I had to have two heads, else they would have mocked me ... laughed at me ... they ...” A voice said, “Who are you talking to?”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin