Word: scornfully
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...morals of a gangster," Sidney walks over to another scribe and uses the words, nearly verbatim, as a characterization of J.J. And when Hunsecker himself launches a devastating attack, Sidney, half the time, smiles. Gee, he's taken the trouble to lambaste me; I have his undivided scorn; now I can make my pitch...
...mother, Elizabeth Chapman, falsified Justin’s tests. Among other misdeeds, she scanned Justin’s name into another student’s SAT score results and allowed him to memorize answers to an IQ test. Ms. Chapman’s deceptive actions are clearly worthy of scorn. But our current education system, which bred Ms. Chapman’s behavior, is just as worthy of criticism...
People who haunt New York City rock clubs love to cheer for bands from places they scorn. There's always the chance of being the first to discover the next Ohio (Devo, the Dead Boys) or Georgia (the B-52's, REM). Now they're at it again. At one of two sold-out concerts last month by Omaha band the Faint, young urbanites were chanting "Ne-bras-ka! Ne-bras-ka!" like mascots at the Cornhuskers' stadium--and only half kidding...
...credibility in the Arab world. One senior Arab diplomat called Washington's policy toward the Palestinians "confused," and dismissed the idea of attacking Iraq as "ridiculous" and "disastrous." Although Arab officials welcomed Zinni's mission as a first step, the reaction to Cheney's tour ranged from puzzlement to scorn. And there is considerable anger that the administration allowed the bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians to reach unprecedented levels before intervening, despite many months of Arab allies pleading with Washington to do something...
...place in our culture because we, the non-movie stars, need that place held. The American public gives stars their larger-than-life status, and then claims ownership over them. It’s true that celebrities choose their lifestyles;however, that choice doesn’t make public scorn and ridicule acceptable (or mature) responses to their misfortunes. Ryder toppled from a mountain of fame built up by all of us, yet somehow we blame her for having such a long way to fall...