as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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The Republicans who disdained him and tried to terminate his leadership have made his point by leaving the party and becoming Democrats (or at least voting for Democrats).—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2025 -
For his second presidential term, Donald Trump stacked his health team with men who disdain the medical consensus.—
Ezekiel J. Emanuel,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2025
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The zany, sometimes nonsensical lyrics, written by Pete Wentz, were paired with an equally quirky music video, telling the story of a guy with antlers crushing on a girl whose dad hates him for it.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Sure, people use hats, coats and umbrellas to avoid rain, but that’s not to suggest it’s hated.—
Tracy Scott Forson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Without them, distrust and disrespect undermine the actions.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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America elected a president who mocks the disabled; who is a blatant racist; who disrespects women; who denied there was a COVID pandemic as thousands of people died daily, and who openly told the country his plans of becoming a dictator.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Why are all these cases involving the coddling of savages who despise America seem to end up in front of card-carrying fellow travelers like Boasberg and Sorokin?—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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These steps may not deter all of Iraq’s leaders from coordinating with Iran; there is a small contingent of elites who truly despise the United States.—
Michael Knights,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Mar. 2025
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Comments David disses Survivor winners from the past.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Before that, Yeezy dissed Virgil in February, calling him out alongside Drake in yet another X/Twitter rant.—
Marc Griffin,
VIBE.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Sniff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniff%20%28at%29. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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