Sentence examples for statements of contempt from inspiring English sources

Although "principles" seems too high-minded a word for these statements of contempt for the mainstream.

Abbe D. Lowell, a veteran Washington lawyer who has defended clients accused of making false statements and of contempt of Congress, said the question of whether the agency had broken the law by omitting mention of the videotapes was "pretty complex," but said he "wouldn't rule it out".

In 2002, answering a question from a staffer about a mission statement, Morrison, in a display of contempt for corporate bureaucracy, drew a raised middle finger on a piece of paper and said, "Here's your mission statement".

To own a pair of jeans was more than a fashion decision; it was a statement of rebellion and contempt for the establishment.

He faces civil charges of contempt for providing the FTC with false financial statements as well as failing to disclose a Cayman Islands account after being ordered by the court to disclose all assets and repatriate any that are offshore.

A statement released on their behalf called the no-show "an act of contempt for the people of Tower Hamlets".

"The Department of Justice proposal would compel the companies to admit wrongdoing under threat of contempt," Murray Garnick, Altria associate general counsel, said in a statement.

The definition of contempt.

Each full of contempt for the other.

His customer was an object of contempt.

Familiarity breeds the opposite of contempt.