Use of contemptuous in Sentences. 45 Examples

The examples include contemptuous at the start of sentence, contemptuous at the end of sentence and contemptuous in the middle of sentence

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contemptuous at the start of sentence


  1. Contemptuous of the risks, she ran into the burning building.
  2. Contemptuous of the risks, she ran into the burning building.

contemptuous at the end of sentence


  1. Her voice sounded almost contemptuous.

contemptuous in the middle of sentence


  1. She gave him a contemptuous look.
  2. She gave him a contemptuous look.
  3. She gave a contemptuous little laugh.
  4. You're contemptuous of everything I do.
  5. Benedict threw her a contemptuous glance.
  6. She's contemptuous of my humble background.
  7. He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.
  8. He was utterly contemptuous of her efforts.
  9. He threw it away with a contemptuous gesture.
  10. He threw it away with a contemptuous gesture.
  11. Canete's mouth twisted in a contemptuous sneer.
  12. He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother.
  13. They were openly contemptuous of my suggestions.
  14. He was openly contemptuous of his elder brother.
  15. He was openly contemptuous of supply-side theories.
  16. He was openly contemptuous of supply-side theories.
  17. She returned her opponent's serve with contemptuous ease.
  18. She returned her opponent's serve with contemptuous ease.
  19. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
  20. He's openly contemptuous of all the major political parties.
  21. He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
  22. He felt people were contemptuous of his lack of sophistication.
  23. The company has shown a contemptuous disregard for Henry's complaints.
  24. The President, once contemptuous of flattery, now submitted to it; enjoyed it, even.
  25. Just who did he think he was with that arrogant, contemptuous expression on his face?
  26. He was very contemptuous of 'popular' writers, whom he described as having no talent.
  27. He was very contemptuous of 'popular' writers, whom he described as having no talent.
  28. And why had he been so angry and contemptuous, so scathing about her broken engagement?
  29. And why had he been so angry and contemptuous, so scathing about her broken engagement?
  30. They would begin with ready and contemptuous agreement that they are not on the welfare rolls.
  31. Later, when my mind is rearranged, their expressions will come to seem contemptuous; even malevolent.
  32. It was a contemptuous sop of a clue, something they thought they could afford, but it might be useful.
  33. It was a contemptuous sop of a clue, something they thought they could afford, but it might be useful.
  34. She would even have preferred more of his contemptuous accusations to this present chilling remoteness.
  35. She would even have preferred more of his contemptuous accusations to this present chilling remoteness.
  36. Both were ambitious, leery of intellectuals, and contemptuous of liberals, whom they thought were hypocrites.
  37. Both were ambitious, leery of intellectuals, and contemptuous of liberals, whom they thought were hypocrites.
  38. The ruling was contemptuous of Microsoft's appeals for more time and of its behaviour during the 79-day trial.
  39. One part of me was contemptuous of the scribblers continually rescuing the world with their paper prescriptions.
  40. One part of me was contemptuous of the scribblers continually rescuing the world with their paper prescriptions.
  41. Until recently, Dole was openly contemptuous of the supply side economics espoused by Kemp and other conservatives.
  42. Until recently, Dole was openly contemptuous of the supply side economics espoused by Kemp and other conservatives.

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