Sentence examples for a contemptuous laugh from inspiring English sources

But the boss sent him off with an oath and a contemptuous laugh, and I watched the fellow as he turned down the street, facing the fact of his starving family with a despair at his heart which only mortal men can feel and no mortal tongue can speak.

Biden would make an off-color joke, while Obama would put on a contemptuous grimace.

." Hedda throws her a contemptuous glance.

Céline felt only a contemptuous horror.

This was a contemptuous play on words.

It's a contemptuous comparison for six million reasons.

"It's black," Rasheed replies with a contemptuous stare.

In a contemptuous or angry mood he was superb.

The driver threw a contemptuous look back in his direction.

"My opponent is dancing a contemptuous cha-cha around the issues".

For one thing, their criticisms reveal a contemptuous view of their fellow citizens.