Sentence examples for focus of derision from inspiring English sources

While defeat in battle is, of course, a primary focus of derision in this type of poetry, the honour of the community and the family has resided to a major extent in the protection of its women.

Of course, Parks conveyed something of that style and its underlying tension in his best work, which always took the black male — as object of derision, sexual fascination, or artistic greatness — as its central focus.

After critics let loose with howls of derision, "Spider-Man" took a three-week performance hiatus to reassemble itself, with tools that included audience focus groups.

There are snorts of derision.

With a snort of derision?

"It was a subject of derision and contempt," he recalled.

Yet the speech created a storm of derision.

Mr. Rivkin recalled, "We were met with howls of derision".

Republicans and Democrats alike were targets of derision.

And she has a sense of humor, of derision.

Both Pukwans burst into howls and sneers of derision.