were sneering
- past progressive of sneer.
Example Sentences
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And now, secure with their corporate sponsors and honorary square jaws, they, in turn, were sneering at a new breed of outsider arrivistes: nerds!
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 17, 2014
Soon the critics were sneering at the shuttle as "America's Space Lemon."
From Time Magazine Archive
Rosenthal: "Almost everybody on the paper and all the journalists outside were sneering."
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week, on the heels of the defense-treaty debate, the avant-garde of Nigeria's young intellectuals were sneering at Abubakar's open admiration and affection for Britain.
From Time Magazine Archive
His black eyes were sneering, while the unpleasant smile revealed a row of white teeth.
From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Kimball, Alonzo
