Sentence examples for to the derision of from inspiring English sources

He was famous for power ballads and that hairstyle – to the derision of some.

It was commissioned locally, against the advice and to the derision of Whitehall.

The Duke senior guard J. J. Redick wept as he left the floor, much to the derision of the crowd.

To the derision of the Daily Telegraph, she once referred to the collections in the Trust's houses as "stuff".

If he is not careful, Mr Hakim could end up being likened to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, who styles himself a grand ayatollah to the derision of his peers, and who presides over a crumbling Islamic Republic.

In his cell, Frank converted to Catholicism – to the derision of his son, whose book goads the father on his final pleas for divine mercy, for himself and family.

But you would have to be very feminist to risk the derision of a nation to make such a point.

Once, I resorted to putting a harness on my toddler, only to feel the derision of those who could never, never understand.

As things stood, Italy were able to win the match on penalties but were then forced to endure the derision of France's supporters, who stayed behind for the presentation, one suspected, mainly in order to let Materazzi and his team mates know what they thought of them.

In this search, he has no more than an uncertain ally: Emily Sanders Charlize Theronn), a single mother and a police detective, who apparently got her job after having an affair with her boss and has to face the derision of the male officers on the force.

The report is so methodologically flawed and humdrum in its conclusions that its only purpose could possibly be to whip up the derision of conservative governors who are looking for any excuse to make cuts to various public services, namely education.