The scornful nostril and the high head gather not the odors that lie on the track of truth. From LearnThat.org. [George Eliot (1819-1880), English novelist, pen name of Mary Ann Evans.]
Finally he stood before her, his expression scornful, but he said, Very well, then. From Wordnik.com. [My Devilish Scotsman] Reference
The same word which to the scornful is a savour of death unto death to the humble and serious is a savour of life unto life. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Oswald said, "Not much credit," in scornful tones. From Wordnik.com. [New Treasure Seekers] Reference
He repudiates, and with a certain scornful dignity. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
"I guess your head ain't high enough up for to see her'n," said Clam, in scornful impatience. From Wordnik.com. [The Hills of the Shatemuc] Reference
The seat of the scornful is the pestilential chair (as the. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
I saw her sneak a scornful, victorious glance at the player. From Wordnik.com. [Cinnamon Roll] Reference
It might have been called a scornful laugh if the Kearney girl had been capable of any emotion so dignified as scorn. From Wordnik.com. [Cheerful—By Request] Reference
But I often hear the same kind of scornful disapproval among women in my family, in my office, at my daughter's school and online. From Wordnik.com. [End the Mommy Wars] Reference
And again scornful, but there is no one hurt. From Wordnik.com. [A Boy's Will] Reference
"A kind of scornful discontent," ventured Larcher. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of Murray Davenport A Story of New York at the Present Day] Reference
Can that man be trusted to wash 'em?' she asks, pointin 'kind of scornful at Simeon. From Wordnik.com. [The Depot Master] Reference
Putin accused General Motors of "scornful" behavior after the American gas pipeline project, Austrian newspapers reported on Saturday. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to How crude: Small and large oil companies in Russia and the foreign investment climate] Reference
"scornful;" and she brought in holly and box from the garden to decorate the sitting-rooms. From Wordnik.com. [Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes] Reference
But Dixon's law partner, Frank Cassiano, was scornful. From Wordnik.com. ['A Tragic Error'] Reference
Nora's tone was scornful, but in a moment she was sorry. From Wordnik.com. [The Quest of Happy Hearts] Reference
Human joys are a mockery; they are scornful and pitiless; O. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
"Don't cry; it is useless," said Serge, with a scornful laugh. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Have you not turned away, in scornful unbelief, like the woman?. From Wordnik.com. [Stories Worth Rereading] Reference
The press was bemused and scornful, falling for the Clintonite spin. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton V. Paula Jones] Reference
She gave a scornful pout when she thought of it: she married to Trampy!. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
The girl spoke in a scornful tone, and her eyes dashed with indignation. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
Ma chilled Lily with her scornful pity, or racked her with repeated insults. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
Another retired general, John Sheehan, is scornful about the lack of planning. From Wordnik.com. [A Wide World Of Trouble] Reference
Francis Bacon, the philosopher of the Revolution, was scornful about final causes. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Ruse: Accommodationism in the Religion-Science Debate: Why It's Incomplete] Reference
He seemed indifferent to, if not scornful of, the politics of identity and grievance. From Wordnik.com. [How He Did It] Reference
But Miss Dawson, if she noticed that scornful attitude, was not at all impressed by it. From Wordnik.com. [A Sheaf of Corn] Reference
"Out of our attic, too," she said, with a scornful laugh that was really no laugh at all. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
And he was not now scornful of a green-scummed water hole with its white margin of alkali. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories] Reference
His remarks were scornful of previous United Nations efforts in Bosnia, Kosovo and East Timor. From Wordnik.com. [Real and Surreal] Reference
Israeli hawks, many of whom believe Arafat is in secret alliance with Hamas, were equally scornful. From Wordnik.com. [A Bloodied Prize] Reference
Wherefore hear the word of the Lord, ye scornful men, who rule over my people that is in Jerusalem. From Wordnik.com. [The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Book 27: Isaias The Challoner Revision] Reference
They cheered for their own men, and were alternately scornful and pitying of Dole's sometimes shaky performance. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Smooth &Amp; Mr. Rough] Reference
This man wore a scornful expression as his permanent mask, so I was glad for his departure, angrily sullen as he was. From Wordnik.com. [The Time Broker] Reference
But dedicated smokers don't just brave the elements; increasingly, they also have to face the scornful looks of passers-by. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Outcasts] Reference
"When I use a word, 'Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone,' it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.". From Wordnik.com. [Carl Pope: Back in Humpty Dumpty Land] Reference
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