Sentence examples for derisive laugh from inspiring English sources
"derisive laugh" is correct and can be used in written English
It is used to express scorn or mock someone. For example: "The other students laughed at his answer with a derisive laugh".
The question provoked a derisive laugh.
I tell her about the rules in Britain, which tend not to allow children and pregnant women, and she lets out a long and derisive laugh.
In principle, Ukraine's constitution guarantees free health care to every citizen, but when you mention this to a Ukrainian, the reaction is a roll of the eyes, or a derisive laugh.
Bill Clinton never fails to raise a derisive laugh, and Ms Gorin had the best Clinton one-liner of the night: "Bill takes the L right out of public service".
In mimicry of Foucault's most analytically cautious tendencies, this scholarship has been prolific in its output, and yet, the weight of these enquiries is no longer placed against the forces of a widespread, organized militancy and its associated intellectual vanguard to which the neo-Foucaldian could respond with a derisive laugh.
The response drew derisive laughs from the gallery.
He is met with genuine bafflement, derisive laughs or icy hostility.
The rest of the country got a lot of derisive laughs out of the California recall election.
I'm Catholic" — could have been milked for derisive laughs, especially given the blaring trombone of Ms. Turner's imperious voice.
Here are the ground rules: Both people must approach things with an open mind, there can be no derisive laughing at anyone's suggestions and both parties have full veto power over anything they're truly uncomfortable with.
(Derisive laughter from audience).
