Examples of scornful in a Sentence
He's scornful of anyone who disagrees with his political beliefs.
the actress gave the paparazzi a scornful glare before breezing on by them
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Despite that criticism, Trump doubled down on his scornful comments about Reiner at a press conference on Monday.
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Loyal to the Emperor, scornful of the aristocracy, and sympathetic to the peasants’ desire for liberation, if not their bloodlust, he is torn between medieval chivalry and modern self-preservation.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Trump’s reaction to Modi’s trip to Tianjin has been scornful, claiming that India is offering to drop all tariffs on American goods.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump, too, is scornful of what European diplomacy could achieve, declaring recently that Iran doesn’t want to talk to Europe.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
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Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
Loyal to the Emperor, scornful of the aristocracy, and sympathetic to the peasants’ desire for liberation, if not their bloodlust, he is torn between medieval chivalry and modern self-preservation.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Trump’s reaction to Modi’s trip to Tianjin has been scornful, claiming that India is offering to drop all tariffs on American goods.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Trump, too, is scornful of what European diplomacy could achieve, declaring recently that Iran doesn’t want to talk to Europe.
—Garret Martin, The Conversation, 15 July 2025
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“Scornful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scornful. Accessed 26 Dec. 2025.
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