sneer
verb (used without object)
to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt.
have sneered
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present perfectof sneer.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Of course she does; after all, this is comic book art, not “fine” art, and the cultural elite, like countless parents, have sneered at comics since time immemorial.
From New York Times ● Jun. 22, 2014
Once upon a time, people would have sneered at someone being christened Jack.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2013
Another author might have sneered when asked to lay bare his methodology.
From Slate ● May 16, 2013
The early punks might well have sneered at the moog but analogue synthetics were the alternative sound of 1977: White Riot AND Moss Garden, God Save the Queen AND I Feel Love.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2013
He would have sneered, then, at the upholstered period chairs, the looped drapes, the men and women cut from a glossy whisky ad.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
