sneered; sneering; sneers
1
: to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt
2
: to speak or write in a scornfully jeering manner
: to utter with a sneer
sneerer
noun
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Examples of sneer in a Sentence
Verb
“You obviously don't know what you're talking about,” she sneered.
they brushed off his sneer and went about their business
Noun
She looked at me with a sneer of disgust.
“They're paranoid,” he said with a sneer.
The novel elicited sneers from the critics.
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Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet everything remains the same for Delia whose romantic fantasies have given way to an embrace of her roles as dutiful wife and loving mother despite the sneering condescension and outright physical abuse at the hands of her strutting petty tyrant husband Ivano (Valerio Mastandrea).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Wesley Snipes is the pinnacle of undead cool as the titular daywalker, with Stephen Dorff as his perfect sneering foil.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Yet everything remains the same for Delia whose romantic fantasies have given way to an embrace of her roles as dutiful wife and loving mother despite the sneering condescension and outright physical abuse at the hands of her strutting petty tyrant husband Ivano (Valerio Mastandrea).
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
Mazzoli piles unstable harmonies on top of that fractured foundation; trombone glissandos add a demonic sneer.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.
—Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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“Sneer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sneer. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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sneer
1 of 2 verb1
: to smile or laugh with expressions of scorn
2
: to speak or write in a scorning manner
sneerer
noun
sneer
2 of 2 noun
: a sneering expression or remark
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