look down (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on)
Verb
  • The typically sluggish Phil, outfitted from head to toe in the style of Professor Coltrane Von Tutt, bounded out onto the convention floor with dramatic flair, flipping his homemade purple cape vigorously from side to side.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 18 June 2025
  • The same dog who once could barely walk now bounds across the shelter yard with joyful energy.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
Verb
  • The analysts are also looking out for management to detail a path to margin expansion.
    Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 June 2025
  • The company’s strong pricing has also continued to raise its paint stores margin growth.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • For some Texas residents, getting to a neighboring state requires a full day of travel.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • Tens of thousands of Haitians have also been deported home from the neighboring Dominican Republic.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • Rock ledges, fringed with rockweed and knotted wrack, are visible at low tide.
    Robert Finch June 18, Literary Hub, 18 June 2025
  • The modest white stucco building was fringed with dead grass.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
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“Look down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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