Example Sentences
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When I said I had moved up from Fort Lauderdale, my host sneered: “Florida is a swamp.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Rowling sneered at Oates’ concern, while Musk referred to the author as “a bit of an extinctionist.”
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Caroline, 29, admits she "sneered a bit" at romance in her early twenties.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
"I made an incorrect assumption that everyone in the auditorium understood that, yes, we are all going to perish from this earth," she sneered while walking in a cemetery.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2025
Evan couldn't believe it: She sneered at him.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
