Sentence examples for derision. from inspiring English sources

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, also poured derision on the Republican letter in a statement expressing astonishment that members of Congress would seek to undermine a US administration by writing directly to a foreign power, and suggesting that the letter's authors had much to learn about international and even US law.

Each new performer will be greeted by sighs of dis may and hoots of derision, usually during the crucial bit of dialogue on which your enjoyment depends.

The Liberal Democrat spokesman enjoyed the best of the early exchanges, at one point using the Conservatives' scorn at Labour's magic "efficiency savings" to pour derision on the Tories' eerily similar strategy.

Her "breaking out" video was met with derision and a couple of concerned blogposts in some quarters, but still largely ignored.

When an analysis of a Guardian/ICM poll suggested last Christmas that Scottish Labour could be reduced to just three MPs, the reaction was derision.

"For younger people," says Ryan. "Oh that's ok," snorts Biden in derision.

Australians snorting with derision every time they hear a Labor colleague swear allegiance to the leader.

At every turn the campaign to get breasts off the breakfast table has faced opposition and derision.

And the main targets of their fury and derision are the Liberal Democrats.

CooperCity analyst Louise Cooper suggested big investors had decided to express derision following a recent showdown over a bonus scheme that could have handed Ashley £72m of free shares.

The government's more recent attempt to announce clearly unattainable carbon-emission targets – and its subsequent U-turn inspired derision on both the right and left.