Sentence examples for touch of scorn from inspiring English sources

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"Ooooh, it's an Aztek," one teenager announced with a touch of scorn.

"It's the first time in 30 years there's been a private party here," a regular complained, not without a touch of scorn.

The jokes about "Tactics Tim" and the trademark gilet worn on the touchline were delivered with a touch of scorn, suggesting Sherwood was an image manager without the track record to back up the reputation.

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And with Ms. Lange adding touches of cynicism, scorn and defiance to a remarkably complete portrait of Mary, and then gliding dreamily into her self-serving memories and narcissistic fixations, you leave the theater knowing you have seen a masterpiece.

But there is something about Smith's delivery on Money on My Mind – the calf-like dolefulness, coupled with the pinpoint digitals, the melismatic falsetto, one imbued with a real lightness of touch – that stops you well short of scorn.

She will recall this touch, this curious, gentle, tingling pressure, with an addled mixture of scorn and longing, for many years to come.

Eating alone has "an element of scorn".

End up the face of scorn scandal".

Sawant is full of scorn.

Comics geeks, ready your vuvuzelas of scorn.

Nick Hewer's wasp-chewing face of scorn.

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