Sentence examples for a term of derision from inspiring English sources

And as a middle-aged dad, "middle-aged mom" is not a term of derision.

It isn't "accessible," a term of derision some readers use to describe poems people actually like.

"The K.G.B. looked down on the G.R.U. as 'the boots' or sapogi, a term of derision...

But what good is that when virtue itself is quickly becoming a term of derision?

Up to 70 years ago this was a term of derision.

"Drinking tea in mosques" became a term of derision used by those convinced this was exactly the wrong tack.

German Jews are known in Israel as yekkes, a Yiddish term of derision and affection that suggests punctiliousness and a touch of cultural snobbishness, and coming from that world, Mr. Elon said, he wanted to set the record straight and write of its depth and richness.

"Yet again, a product of African-American spirituality has been turned into a term of joking and derision.

The concept of wearing a tin foil hat for protection from such threats has become a popular stereotype and term of derision; the phrase serves as a byword for paranoia and is associated with conspiracy theorists.

It is a term of endearment rather than derision; a sign of the affection that has developed during the 20 years since John Button bought his son his first kart for Christmas and then guided him through the ranks of junior motorsport until he became, at 20, the youngest Briton to be offered a Formula One drive.

Increasingly, the niches are being defended with services, in this context not the term of derision it often is in manufacturing circles.