in contempt

phrase

: in the state of having been found guilty of the offense of contempt

refused to appear and was held in contempt

Examples of in contempt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The motion asked a third time for the judge to hold Reyes in contempt for not complying with the divorce’s terms on custody of the couple’s daughter and Quiroz-Mata’s property, namely tools and multiple vehicles. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 15 July 2026

Last year, the judge, appointed to the federal bench by Barack Obama, held Florida’s attorney general in contempt of court and separately ordered the closure of Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention center. — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Kansas City’s firefighters union says the city has ignored a judge’s order to carry out a 2023 arbitration award and is asking a Jackson County judge to hold the city in contempt. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026

When a mother privately holds her body in contempt while publicly modeling acceptance, daughters are often perceptive enough to register both messages simultaneously — and the private one, the unspoken one, frequently wins. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for in contempt

• nonexempt
• attempt
• exempt
• preempt
• unkempt
• empt
• tempt