as in walked over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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And of course, the Celtics and Lakers are hated rivals.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026 -
More than the stats, though, the eyeballs hated him.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
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Piagentini dismissed those factors as beside the point, saying judges should trust juries’ sentencing decisions and that Davis’ ruling disrespected the jury process.—
Monroe Trombly,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the video, the Kalogeras Sisters said they felt disrespected by staff and attacked by the comics in the audience.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Liberal Democrats who despised Daley as a corrupt big-city boss hailed Jackson as a hero.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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According to the lawyers, Ballard set up a meeting between Gorrin and then-Vice President Mike Pence in 2017 at a political event in Doral with members of the Venezuelan diaspora, who despised Maduro.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Sniffed (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniffed%20%28at%29. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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