Sentence examples for sharp derision from inspiring English sources

There is no excuse for the attack, or for the level of venom directed against Rep. Giffords and others in recent months, but it is also important to note that, while attempts to murder members of Congress have been rare, Congress has always functioned in a political atmosphere of uniquely sharp derision.

When she turned her derision on Lincoln, Dickinson's sharp tongue became her greatest liability.

His humor is compassionate and tender but offers no exit — his wistful sweetness rapidly crystallizes to the sharp corners and cutting edges of exasperation, derision, and despair.

If the rapid process of scrutiny isn't a sufficiently clear demonstration of the government's derision, its response to the committees' recommendations bring the Home Office's contempt for the democratic process into sharp relief.

The derision was instantaneous.

Derision greeted Allison's call.

The derision runs both ways.

Conrad Lynn heaped derision upon Martin Luther King.

And cue Internet derision.

The move drew derision.

The letter was met with derision.