Scorning

Scorning the softer traditional rose petals that the Alliance often used on such occasions, Horde workers had paved the road with pine branches that, when crushed underfoot, produced a pleasing scent.

The Shattering Christie Golden 2010

Scorning the softer traditional rose petals that the Alliance often used on such occasions, Horde workers had paved the road with pine branches that, when crushed underfoot, produced a pleasing scent.

The Shattering Christie Golden 2010

Scorning the wishes of the President and the restrictions of the U.S. constitution, the Joint Chiefs contrived and plotted a way to stir one up.

Leslie Griffith: Cheney's Toys 2009

Scorning Gerard's desire for revenge, Jarnac sneers, But what sort of political program is that?

Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood 2007

Scorning the "regulated" part of "regulated capitalism," economic Reaganites from the Gipper himself to GHW Bush to Bill Clinton to GW Bush flipped our economy upside down.

Thom Hartmann: Will Obama Reboot Capitalism Anew? 2009

Scorning the moderation of other conservative Christians, Grant explained, It is dominion we are after.

"We're still on our feet, and much to the amazement of many, we're getting there, folks, we're getting there." Ann Althouse 2008

Scorning environmentalists 'claims about the damage drilling would do to ANWR, the oilman told him that the coastal plain is a wasteland of no scenic value.

An Alaskan Sheep and Grizzly Hunting Adventure by Philip Caputo 2004

Scorning the shimmering rose poplins and rich blue velvets that she adored, she unearthed a silvery gray morning gown from one of the trunks.

One Night Of Scandal Medeiros, Teresa, 1962- 2003

Scorning or deriding such masters means showing them contempt, faulting or ridiculing them, being disrespectful or impolite, or thinking or saying that their teachings or advice were useless.

Common Root Tantric Vows 2002

Scorning or belittling our teachers of only topics that are not unique to tantra, such as compassion or voidness, or who confer upon us only safe direction (refuge), or either pratimoksha or bodhisattva vows, does not technically constitute this first tantric root downfall.

Common Root Tantric Vows 2002