disdain (exact matches only)
When Nicholls drops the speed and goes quiet, his disdain for grammar and clarity can make you wince.
They disdain the slot machines and prefer fast, high-risk card games such as baccarat.
So have rye, the original, long-disdained American spirit, and Jack Daniel's, one of two Tennessee sour-mash whiskeys on the market, together with George Dickel.
They knew the Payton who was not displayed so prominently on oversized billboards with that endearing look of disdain flouted in mock derision.
who know how to mine that particular seam of nostalgia and turn old gold into new irony? Linguists are starting to recognise that all that is left of Australian English is a rural-regional divide with rural Australians holding on to many of the elements of historic vernacular that city folk regard (and avoid) with considerable disdain.
In a beautiful bit of me-tooism, or may it's one-upmanship, Rose is showing the same disdain for sports journalists by counting on their need to froth at his 'fessing up, because not to froth would be an admission of less-than-rabid interest, and that's not sporting.
USA Today's Elysa Gardner called it a "self-indulgent mess", a "cynical, disdainful view of family life".
Meanwhile, Shelly is feeling the heat from his own bosses, who've brought in a Harvard hotshot (Ron Livingston) to "revitalize" the Shangri-La and make it more attractive to the stroller crowd Shelly disdains.
Was it my imagination, or was The Courant's coverage of the first day of the Michael Skakel jury selection dripping with disdain for the electronic news media [Page 1, April 3, "Scene: Camera, Lights, Liver Spots And Not-Really-Live Feeds For Deborah Norville"]?The reporter could barely disguise his scorn for TV news.
But, for whatever reason (real men don't wear lederhosen, American beer companies disdain German holidays), Oktoberfest seems to fall under the radar.
Auletta understands and translates the administration's deep disdain for the media - which chief of staff Andrew Card says lacks "a check and balance function." The Labour leader’s face was a picture of disdain.
USA Today's Elysa Gardner called it a "self-indulgent mess", a "cynical, disdainful view of family life".
At times, Kerry’s name appeared more often in the gossip columns than on the editorial pages; rumors about his romantic life were frequent, and occasionally disdainful.
In Miami, Cuban-Americans became the power over time and now treat the Black population with the same neglect and disdain as those who previously held the mantle.
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