She also had her foible, and always spoke in disparaging tones of her establishment.

The Prussians have no aesthetic sense, said the Honourable John Ruffin in a disparaging tone.

The Englishman, in a gruffly disparaging tone of voice.

He'd heard the term once or twice around the Orëska House, and always in disparaging tones.

Pastor Hines continued in a disparaging tone.

"Jim Bowley do sing mighty sweet," he said, in disparaging tones.

There may be some who, in a disparaging tone, will at this stage of my confessions enter an accusation of impracticableness.

"I see no victors, Fala," said Kahg in disparaging tones.

She disliked her son's disparaging tone towards a member of her family that had been with her longer than he had.

'Gods, Xejen, let him do his job!' she snapped, imbuing her voice with a crisp and disparaging tone.

"Yes," said Constance, irritated by his disparaging tone.

"P'raps he fuss-rate, p'raps not," muttered Moses in a disparaging tone, as he turned to put the question.

"A little bit of fruit from her greenhouse," says the old man in a disparaging tone: "and, oh Jane, bring me a saucer.