Sentence example with the word 'derision'

derision

burlesque, caricature, contumely, jest, lampoon, mock, pasquinade, raillery, sarcasm, scoffing, sport

Definition n. contemptuous laughter

Last update: January 8, 2016


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He suddenly became center of derision for his stupidity.   [Please select]

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The kids erupted in derision when a handicapped man entered in the classroom.   [Please select]

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His stance on gun control drew derision from the pacifists.   [Please select]

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The crowd laughed in derision.   [Please select]

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I concluded that he laughed in derision of my efforts, confident of his own resources.   [Please select]

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The newcomer gave vent to a little gesture of derision.   [Please select]

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"Cornstalk drill" thus became a frontier epithet of derision.   [Please select]

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Maggie seemed to be listening to a chorus of reproach and derision.   [Please select]

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But they sing of me now in derision, And my name is a by-word among them.   [Please select]

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And those who passed by scoffed at him, shaking their heads in derision and saying, "Ha."   [Please select]

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