How to Use scoff in a Sentence

scoff

1 of 2 noun
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  • Cosgrove told her son with a scoff, who then rolls his eyes and scoffs himself.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The toughest soldier will wither before the dismissive scoff of a teenage girl.
    — Karl Taro Greenfeld, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Rinna scoffs a scoff for every time Denise Richards has allegedly hung out with Brandi Glanville.
    — EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Rizzi got in his good-natured scoff, because special teams are an inalienable fact of life for undrafted rookies.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Democrats in Texas and beyond scoff at such GOP outreach as perfunctory, at best, and shamelessly hypocritical, at worst.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Cosgrove told her son with a scoff, who then rolls his eyes and scoffs himself.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The toughest soldier will wither before the dismissive scoff of a teenage girl.
    — Karl Taro Greenfeld, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Rinna scoffs a scoff for every time Denise Richards has allegedly hung out with Brandi Glanville.
    — EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Rizzi got in his good-natured scoff, because special teams are an inalienable fact of life for undrafted rookies.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Democrats in Texas and beyond scoff at such GOP outreach as perfunctory, at best, and shamelessly hypocritical, at worst.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
  • Cosgrove told her son with a scoff, who then rolls his eyes and scoffs himself.
    — Abigail Adams, PEOPLE.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • The toughest soldier will wither before the dismissive scoff of a teenage girl.
    — Karl Taro Greenfeld, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Rinna scoffs a scoff for every time Denise Richards has allegedly hung out with Brandi Glanville.
    — EW.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Rizzi got in his good-natured scoff, because special teams are an inalienable fact of life for undrafted rookies.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Democrats in Texas and beyond scoff at such GOP outreach as perfunctory, at best, and shamelessly hypocritical, at worst.
    — Tom Benning, Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2020
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scoff

2 of 2 verb
  • And don’t scoff at those of us who still wear masks to the grocery store.
    — Doyle McManuswashington Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2023
  • There was a time—and not very long ago—that would have scoffed at 11% growth.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2023
  • If enough friends scoff, that may change — but next year.
    — Mary Bergin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2020
  • And the 2023 fall fashion trends are nothing to scoff at.
    — Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 28 July 2023
  • The sonnets are an open secret, at which the wife scoffs.
    — Lawrence Jackson, Harper's Magazine, 10 July 2023
  • In the city, most drivers seemed to scoff at the showers and spurn the use of windshield wipers.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 2 Jan. 2024
  • Some people might scoff at the idea of doing burpees to lose weight.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 17 Nov. 2022
  • That's nothing to scoff at, seeing that the brand has made some of the best footwear and activewear to date.
    — Dale Arden Chong, Men's Health, 20 May 2022
  • On Thursday, Prescott scoffed at why he was asked about that 49ers game.
    — Calvin Watkins The Dallas Morning News, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Some folks may scoff at you, or try to take away your Southern card, but not us!
    — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 20 June 2023
  • Nobody scoffed at his first tee shot, a 280-yard blast straight down the fairway.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
  • Allies of Trump scoff at the narrative of Jan. 6 that has emerged.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Twin Cities, 6 Jan. 2024
  • But of course, other observers scoffed: These things weren’t even that big.
    — Jonah Weiner, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • There are some who will scoff at the notion that reading a book is a good way to spend Labor Day.
    — Laura Kostelny, Country Living, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Many celebrities scoffed at being without a blue check and refused to pay $8 a month for it.
    — Heather Hunter, Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2023
  • But the most powerful solar flare in five years is nothing to scoff at.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 25 Apr. 2022
  • The median asking price now clocks in at $2,975, which is still nothing to scoff at.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Dec. 2022
  • The writers, represented by the WGA, scoffed at the offer.
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Eloy declared it 12 pounds (more likely 10, still nothing to scoff at).
    — David Coggins, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Staff at the local clinic scoff at the idea of someday providing IVF.
    — Maahil Mohamed Elke Scholiers, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2024
  • There are critics outside the party — mainly on the left — who scoff at the idea that the ticket is some kind of success story.
    — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 14 July 2022
  • There are those who scoff at the Brewers, in the middle of a playoff race, losing arguably the best closer in baseball over the past four years.
    — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Experts scoffed at this way of measuring how much was found for two reasons.
    — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • But those who know E.J. and have seen his work firsthand scoffed at the suggestion that age should restrict talent.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • Adonis scoffs as the video fades into his father's single.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Oct. 2023
  • But the hotel’s eight other dining venues are nothing to scoff at, either.
    — Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2023
  • When one of the kids, a midsize blonde hot shot (Brady Hepner), scoffs, Hunham slams his hands on the table so hard utensils fly.
    — Wesley Morris, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Global investors scoffed at its attempt to start that process of hiking rates on March 19; the yen is even weaker today.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Still, most economists scoff at the idea of changing the Fed’s inflation target.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Liberals also scoff at the notion that the authors of the Bill of Rights could have envisioned modern assault rifles.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024

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