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85 example sentences for CONTEMPTUOUSLY, such as:
1. Alexey Alexandrovitch smiled contemptuously.
2. He smiled contemptuously, and flung down the telegram.
3. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
4. He bowed, shrugging his shoulders, and smiling contemptuously.
5. The diners were intimidated by contemptuous manner of the waiter.
2. He smiled contemptuously, and flung down the telegram.
3. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
4. He bowed, shrugging his shoulders, and smiling contemptuously.
5. The diners were intimidated by contemptuous manner of the waiter.
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Meanings and Examples of CONTEMPTUOUSLY
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contemptuously
ad. without respect; in a disdainful manner
Classic Sentence: (80 in 6 pages)
1 "You live in West Egg," she remarked contemptuously.
2 She laughed contemptuously, pushed me out, and locked the gate upon me.
3 The otherwise immovable Miss Murdstone laughed contemptuously in one short syllable.
4 She noticed that when questioning her about her family, Madame Stahl had smiled contemptuously, which was not in accord with Christian meekness.
5 Getting up and walking about the room, he glanced again at the portrait, frowned, and smiled contemptuously.
6 He was equable and not cringing with his superiors, was free and ingratiating in his behavior with his equals, and was contemptuously indulgent with his inferiors.
7 His brow was lowering, and his eyes stared darkly before him, avoiding her eyes; his mouth was tightly and contemptuously shut.
8 Alexey Alexandrovitch smiled contemptuously.
9 He smiled contemptuously, and flung down the telegram.
10 Golenishtchev had been contemptuously indifferent to the tone taken by Vronsky.
11 He looked at her sternly when she came in, and smiled contemptuously when she said she had been unwell.
12 He bowed, shrugging his shoulders, and smiling contemptuously.
13 To the gin-shop, he added contemptuously, turning slightly towards the coachman, as though he would appeal to him.
14 After listening to such a reply one day, Bazarov shrugged his shoulders contemptuously and turned away, while the peasant sauntered slowly homewards.
15 I remained angrily and contemptuously silent and would not answer him.
Example Sentence:
1 The diners were intimidated by contemptuous manner of the waiter.
2 When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark; And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark; But, when the tide rises and sharks are around.
3 He was very contemptuous of 'popular' writers, whom he described as having no talent.
4 He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
5 Hiddleston is too amiable to convey the full contemptuous hauteur of the great commander who cannot speak of the common people without complaining about their breath.