Sentences with 'disdain'
Example sentences and phrases with the word disdain and other words derived from it.
• « For example, despite Voltaire's personal disdain for Christian (especially Catholic) institutions, he noted that "if God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him", because without a religious structure to underpin their morality, the ignorant masses would descend into violence and barbarism. »
• « Relatively few nobles had participated in the early Industrial Revolution, thanks largely to their traditional disdain for trade, but by mid-century it was clear that industry, banking and commerce were eclipsing land ownership as the main sources of wealth. »
• « The little animal stopped only for a moment to look at me with disdain, and then walked on, very proud. »