Example Sentences

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There is no chance in the world that the people who have helped her, who obviously know her situation, will sneer at receiving thanks that is not handwritten by her.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2022

They will sneer at the food and make comments like “No rolls today?” or “This chicken looks nasty.”

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2020

You seem to think that, because previous gentle redirects haven’t worked, everyone will sneer and ignore you when you explain why you need to sometimes talk about something else.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2020

Up to half the children infected at birth, the report said, get infected because their mothers avoid testing for fear that the nurses or their neighbors will sneer at them.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2011

The Hampshire angler, of course, will sneer at the whole proceeding, the “chucking and chancing it,” in the queer-coloured wave, and the use of so many fanciful entomological specimens. 

From Angling Sketches by Lang, Andrew