Example Sentences

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Critics have ridiculed the idea of a costly display at a time when the Pentagon is struggling to cover the expenses of training, support and personnel.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2018

The movie could easily have ridiculed its characters, but instead it celebrates their attempt, and it’s very funny and touching.

From Washington Post • Dec. 7, 2017

Online court watchers have ridiculed Crichton’s opinion, which went beyond prosecutors’ arguments.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2017

Some have ridiculed Unilever over the case, and Tetrick said his company in the process of filing a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed in New Jersey.

From Forbes • Dec. 18, 2014

I have ridiculed the futility of speculative minds, only when they would pave the clouds instead of the streets.

From Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection by Landor, Walter Savage