Example Sentences

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They will resist, they will refuse, they will mock and they will summon all their talent and creativity to tell the truth.

From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026

“If they say the opposite, everyone will mock them. They will point to other people and say: ‘If they did it, why can’t you?’”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2022

She will mock California’s woo-woo atmospherics, how it “makes you so chill, maaaaaaan,” in a surfer drawl.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2021

It contains the idea that feminism is cool, and that it will mock you like a cool and impressive girl at the lunch table if you are in violation of its principles.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2012

"They will look, and they will talk, and some will mock you."

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin