Word: sneering
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first displayed her not entirely innocent enticements to a jury of twelve true men. On the screen, satire has been somewhat neglected. But on the whole and in good measure due to the raucous energies of Phyllis Haver in the leading role, Chicago is a suprisingly vigorous and sardonic sneer at some of the more preposterous contemporary idiocies...
...Sneer. Spanish Dictator Primo de Rivera from far-off Madrid, Spanish capital, sneered: "the assembly is no better than a casino; no worth while results come from its discussions." After thus belittling the League, he asserted that Spain had no intention of rejoining that organization "until it is changed," meaning, obviously, until Spain is awarded a permanent seat on the council...
...sole purpose accomplished by the Bureau in requiring it is to make the sensitive applicant more sensitive and the independent applicant more determined to keep to himself what concerns only himself. The sensitive soul will fill out the blank, depart, and never more return. The independent student will sneer and get a job for himself. In both cases the Bureau fails of its function...
...friends stand around me and sneer...
...fair trial of Evangelist Norris. So venue was changed to Austin, where the murder trial ended last week. The jury consisted of a onetime sheriff, merchants, clerks, farmers, laborers. None was known to be a Klansman or a Catholic. All were wary gentlemen, who heard Prosecutor William McLean sneer at Evangelist Norris as a "pistol-packing parson"; cry: "There has been a frame-up in this case. Norris had murder in his heart and wanted an excuse to kill Chipps, and said something to make him turn, and then pumped him full of bullets . . . the poor old drunkard...