I. verb
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"I wouldn't be seen in public wearing that," Janina sneered.
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As she read the letter, she started to sneer .
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He wanted to prove something to the critics who had sneered at his paintings.
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Instead of helping, they just sat and sneered.
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She'd not forgotten how Gareth had laughed and sneered at them when they'd first tried to be friendly.
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Some clients would sneer or smile sarcastically when I showed them my old laptop -- until they saw what it could do.
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Camels sneered and lurched to their feet, crocodiles yawned like man-traps.
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He had shined on innumerable lessons, sneered at too many ideas, turned thumbs-down on the mind.
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Hillary Clinton sneered at a llama that some one brought to a rally in Pennsylvania.
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It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims.
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So many years a teacher, you know it all! she sneered, feeling her face twist grey and cold.
II. noun
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"And what's your name?" he demanded, his lip curling into a sneer .
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"And who might you be?" he said with a sneer .
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Asked to do little more than dispense evil sneers at intervals, Sutherland does just that.
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Associates introduced a new fund to invest in technology stocks amid sneers and snickers from analysts and rival fund groups.
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Cue for another collective Washington sneer at Los Angeles.
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He did not mention Labour and even refrained from a sneer at the opinion pollsters.
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The sneer had turned into a lump in his throat.
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The Prince smirked and Gaveston turned, for the first time acknowledging their presence with a condescending sneer .
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The training officer distracted them with sneers at their tameness.
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Yet the sneer , the attitude and a handy pair of sunglasses made it clear: The guy is cool.