as in to walk over
to show contempt for
her carpentry skills are nothing to sniff at
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Even Netflix’s content factory is now licensing the very YouTube creators whom audiences once disdained as amateurs.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
17 July 2025 -
He was torn between disdaining them and entertaining the possibility of getting into that business, which was clearly going to grow with the transition.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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As a door-to-door fax machine saleswoman, Sara Blakely hated wearing traditional pantyhose.—
Iain Martin,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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The local media are used to it, but out-of-town media hate the setup.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Bad sequels often downplay or disrespect themes or messages.—
Lauren Uppal,
Mercury News,
22 July 2025
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In those rankings, Bryant was heavily disrespected and placed at No. 11 on the list.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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Colbert was canceled because the president has thin skin and despises anyone who tells jokes about him, but Colbert was also preaching to the converted.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
24 July 2025
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After despising and envying his seemingly perfect new partner from afar, their coffee date is a chance for Jessica to reconcile with the fact that Wendy was never the bad guy after all.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Despite Liam and Noel Gallagher dissing him once years ago, the actor recently attended one of Oasis‘ reunion concerts in London.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 July 2025
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But anyone who works for a corporation knows that dissing your bosses on that level always carries risks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
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“Sniff (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sniff%20%28at%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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