Sentence examples for act of derision from inspiring English sources

For many a cynical cricket fan, describing someone as a "character" is an act of derision.

And what is revolution if not the ultimate act of derision against the established powers.

They play it slowly, however — so slowly that the "funeral" is as much an act of derision as of mourning.

When the show encourages a laugh, it's as an act of derision in face of the cruel plight of life.

As an actress Ms. Perkins has the ability to make folding a napkin seem like an act of derision, and she remains one of the major reasons to keep watching "Weeds".

Some seem to exist as purely acts of public derision (and humorous ones) for poor etiquette in these virtual dating realms.

This ill-advised act of grace was met with derision; the President's name was mentioned only in terms of scurrilous reproach; he was publicity reviled and calumniated; instead of thanks for an act of grace, they covered the author of it with contumely and insult.

What is satire if not a marriage of civil disobedience to a laugh track, a potent brew of derision and lack of respect that acts as a nettle sting on the thin skin of the humourless?

The people who are most likely to meet acts of kindness with derision tend to be those who are concerned with being in the right.

Yet acts of violence and derision against "the Other" means Muhamed's question remains unanswered: "How sincere are we?

The company attributes the spill to an act of God, a claim that stirs derision in this heavily Baptist community.