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Meanings of sneer at in English

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Usage of sneer at in English
1
Many nobles of ancient families sneer at me because I handle money.
Quicksilver
2
Go ahead, sneer at me from behind the wheel of your SUV.
Wired
3
The Catholics had affected to sneer at the faith of their rivals.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval Hi...
4
We envy not the man who can sneer at this simple picture.
Old Portraits and Modern Sketches / Part 1 from Volume VI of The...
5
The old man's features set in a scornful sneer at the word.
The Song of the Blood-Red Flower
6
They had tried to sneer at the work of Stanhope Troop No.
The Banner Boy Scouts; or, The Struggle for Leadership
7
Want to go to the resort for supper and sneer at Vic?
Love- from his point of view!
8
A sneer at folly may be only a covert argument for wisdom.
Friendship
9
Yes, and Pilate had his last sneer at this people he detested.
The Jacket (The Star-Rover)
10
Oh, yes; and included my intelligence in the sneer at Scotland Yard.
The Master Detective: Being Some Further Investigations of Chris...
11
There, at least, there was nothing to suspect, nothing to sneer at.
Two Years Ago, Volume I
12
Oh, I think it's mean to sneer at everything the man does.
The Nebuly Coat
13
I'm not going to drink it; I just want to sneer at it.
The Door Into Summer
14
But as I quickly learned, the whites are nothing to sneer at either.
Ebony
15
The worldling has his sneer at this as at the services of religion.
Woman in the Nineteenth Century / and Kindred Papers Relating to...
16
But in all this splendour and power envy found something to sneer at.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
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Sneer at across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common