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"Contempt" in a Sentence (14 examples)
The bold man glanced at the gangster with hatred and contempt.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
I feel nothing but contempt for such behavior.
I have a fine contempt for him.
He seems to hold people from Kakogawa in contempt.
He always speaks of the government with contempt.
Her behavior is beneath contempt.
Familiarity breeds contempt and children.
Reason is the greatest enemy that faith has: it never comes to the aid of spiritual things, but—more frequently than not—struggles against the divine Word, treating with contempt all that emanates from God.
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And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes. He said that if you wanted to do anything for them, you must rule them, not pamper them.
Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known.
The panel voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend charging Mr. [Stephen K.] Bannon with criminal contempt of Congress for defying its subpoena, sending the issue to the House.
Justice Merchan has yet to issue a ruling on whether to find Mr. Trump in contempt.
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