How to Use scorn in a Sentence

scorn

1 of 2 noun

• They treated his suggestion with scorn.
• Her political rivals have poured scorn on her ideas for improving the tax system.
• But at least one landmark of the genre should be spared the scorn.
  — The Economist, 27 June 2020
• Let someone else tell the hard truth and accept the rage and scorn.
  — David French, National Review, 8 Oct. 2017
• The technique was the subject of scorn and ridicule in some corners.
  — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• Nix knows that the acclaim could turn back into scorn as the leaves start to brown.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 31 Oct. 2021
• On the other side of the coin are those deserving our scorn.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 15 July 2018
• But scorn cannot be poured on an occasion such as this.
  — Aimee Lewis, CNN, 19 May 2018
• And adding to the tragedy is the discrimination and scorn that was heaped upon them.
  — Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 Dec. 2021
• Some of the questions and arguments drew scorn from observers in the courtroom.
  — NBC News, 26 Apr. 2018
• Twitter feed ran the full gamut from utter scorn to heartfelt thanks.
  — al, 6 Aug. 2021
• The scorn doesn’t always emanate from the student section.
  — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 22 Aug. 2019
• Choose something else from the long list of more worthy candidates of scorn.
  — David G. Allan, CNN, 2 May 2023
• The design was met with scorn and alarm and quickly retracted.
  — Curbed, 2 Nov. 2022
• The removal of the section from the website drew the scorn of Kasich's own Lt.
  — Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 19 Feb. 2018
• The Left and the Trump Right speak of the Koch family with equal scorn.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 Feb. 2021
• The scorn is strong in this book — and not only directed outward.
  — Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2021
• But being the target of the internet’s scorn is not de facto a bad thing.
  — Jameson Rich, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2021
• The move was widely derided and heaped piles of scorn on Shkreli.
  — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 4 May 2018
• Those who find the courage to speak out are often met with stigmatisation and scorn.
  — Fakhrriyyah Hashim, Quartz Africa, 22 July 2019
• No one is spared from the barrage of scorn that the writers have for general living beings.
  — Sarah Moroz, Vulture, 2 July 2021
• His views earned him the scorn of some students who dismissed his opinions entirely with a wave of their hand.
  — Isaiah Aguirre, The Mercury News, 13 June 2017
• For centuries, obesity has been a focus of scorn and ridicule.
  — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 16 Jan. 2023
• Christine Fair has felt the scorn that can follow a viral story.
  — Sarah Larimer, courant.com, 11 Sep. 2017
• How can consumers feel comfortable in the face of potential scorn?
  — Michael Polk, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2021
• The question is not born of scorn but genuine curiosity.
  — Wired, 17 Oct. 2019
• The scorn being heaped on her by people who couldn’t vault over a cheeseburger is coming in hot and heavy.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 July 2021
• It was said matter-of-factly, without any scorn or spite.
  — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
• The finding was met with scorn and smarted with injustice for many people of color.
  — Mary Kilpatrick, cleveland, 3 June 2020
• Since then Ms Mugabe has been a pariah, left to her shopping and scorn.
  — The Economist, 15 Sep. 2019

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scorn

2 of 2 verb

• He scorns anyone who earns less money than he does.
• Her actions were scorned by many people.
• They were scorned as fanatics.
• Hell hath no fury like a high school classmate scorned.
  — Jared Gilmour, miamiherald, 12 June 2018
• The author goes on to ridicule and scorn Leno for his comments.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Nov. 2019
• In a sense, the entire punk genre sprung up to scorn the concept of trying too hard.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 10 Jan. 2020
• And yet the response to the story, for many, was scorn and disbelief.
  — Mary Ziegler, CNN, 16 July 2022
• But heap scorn on the People of Praise and you’ll regret it.
  — Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2021
• Hell hath no fury like an old lady with a pension, scorned.
  — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 11 Apr. 2018
• Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned—something along those lines.
  — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2019
• Even those without a racist bone in their body will scorn protest and any method of upsetting the apple cart.
  — Michael Harriot, The Root, 29 Sep. 2017
• Slip artists, many of them gay, and many of them women, were proud to scorn this model.
  — Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
• To do so was to risk almost certain death or, at the least, scorn from our neighbors.
  — David Holloway, al, 6 Sep. 2023
• If one offered for love all the wealth of one's house, it would be utterly scorned.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 18 May 2018
• Throughout our years in this country it has been used to scorn and belittle us.
  — Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2018
• Some scorn the aesthetic as that of a giant mausoleum: bleak and cold.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2021
• In order to avoid the wrath of a toxic friend scorned, try this approach: back away slowly.
  — Helaina Hovitz, Teen Vogue, 18 Aug. 2017
• The sun, which had been scorching, scorned our embrace then hid behind the riverbank.
  — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
• A person scorned, harboring ill-will to those who have wronged her, not afraid to go for the throat.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 28 Aug. 2017
• A lot of us on the right like to scorn, mock, and dump on government, for plenty of good reasons.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 June 2021
• Her belief that tech can save us maps to the often rosy outlook that has brought attention and scorn to our brand.
  — WIRED, 8 Aug. 2023
• People who are sick need compassion, not scorn or blame.
  — Mercury News Readers, The Mercury News, 8 May 2017
• People who disagree with you are to be scorned, shunned and ignored -- not engaged.
  — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 15 June 2017
• Aim to clean once a week—hell hath no fury like Angry Mama scorned.
  — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 20 June 2017
• This is not to scorn the skill of the actors, and Dern is on especially wrenching form.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2022
• Wherever hatred and bigotry comes from, it should be called out, it should be scorned and shut down.
  — Tom Loftus, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2017
• But every age throws up a few hunters who prefer to go it alone, scorning the safety and consensus of the crowd.
  — Alan Rusbridger, New York Times, 13 June 2018
• Elders who had spent their lives fighting for recognition felt scorned.
  — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
• Across the world, other leaders expressed revulsion and scorn toward the bomber.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 24 May 2017
• How, in the span of a few weeks, did Newman go from scorned to savior for these Jayhawks?
  — Jesse Newell, kansascity, 29 Mar. 2018

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