Sentences with 'mocked'
Example sentences and phrases with the word mocked and other words derived from it.
• « For example, why were promiscuous women shamed and mocked, while promiscuous men were celebrated for their virility? The essential injustice of the sexual double standard was a key issue that second-wave feminists raised. »
• « Those who had inherited his wealth mocked self-made men like Cooper, and he and others like him were excluded from the social clubs established by New York City's mercantile and financial elite. »
• « Among those who wanted nothing to do with her was Vice President John C. Calhoun's wife, Floride. Calhoun fell out of favour with President Jackson, who defended Peggy Eaton and mocked those who did not associate with her, declaring that she was "as chaste as a virgin". »