Sentence examples for quite derisory from inspiring English sources
"I think it is quite derisory".
Boris Johnson, the London mayor, used his Telegraph column to criticise the "quite derisory sums [paid] in tax to the UK Exchequer" by US tech companies, but blamed the system rather than the firms.
Having opened to disappointing box office and derisory reviews in the US (a pattern quite possibly destined to be repeated here in the UK), this first feature from Oscar-winning cinematographer-turned-director Wally Pfister has drawn cruel comparison to John Carter, another big budget sci-fi fantasy that sent critics and audiences running for the hills.
Instead, we must now venture into these strip-lit cattle markets and tut disapprovingly, even as we're exchanging a derisory sum of money for something that used to be quite expensive.
Zubia wore a derisory expression.
In Colorado and Minnesota, turnouts were derisory.
She describes the settlement as "derisory".
This derisory amount is simply not enough.
He described City's offer as "derisory".
