Example Sentences

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There was sneering condescension, of course, but there were also some honest attempts to track the roots of the look.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2023

It was like it was sneering at me or something.

From Slate • Aug. 27, 2018

The authors said a programme titled The Books We Really Read was "sneering".

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2011

Before long, he was sneering publicly at Robert A. Taft, telling him haughtily in a session of the Senate Banking Committee that a certain monetary matter was beyond Taft's "knowledge and competence."

From Time Magazine Archive

“No?” said Malfoy, and Harry knew, just by his tone, that Malfoy was sneering.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling