How to Use contempt in a Sentence
contempt
noun- He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor.
- She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.
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Lawrence is well aware of Black’s contempt for bases on balls.
—Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 14 May 2024
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It’s the second time the state has been held in contempt.
—Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
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The court may find me in contempt, and order me to jail.
—Bridget Read, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2019
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The contempt request has not yet been ruled on by the court.
—Jina Moore, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2018
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By noting the contempt that greets her, the book captures the times.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022
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The judge held Mays in contempt of court and sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
—Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 16 Aug. 2022
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Again, the judge told her to return in a dress or be held in contempt.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2020
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All the while, Passmore Williamson was still in jail for contempt.
—Carrie Hagen, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Nov. 2020
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At the city's request, Gasiorkiewicz found her in contempt.
—Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct. 2020
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It’s the second time in less than a year that Jack has found Texas in contempt of court.
—Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 4 Sep. 2020
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To do so would risk being held in contempt of court — and put in jail.
—BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
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The contempt resolution now goes to the full House for a vote.
—Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2019
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But is their contempt for Trump enough reason to get high turnout at the polls?
—Alexia Fernández Campbell, Vox, 30 July 2019
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That grin is a smirk, a freeze-frame guffaw, and a snicker of contempt all at the same time.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Mar. 2022
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The judges called the board members lucky that the visa applicant didn’t ask the court to hold them in contempt.
—Malathi Nayak, Bloomberg.com, 6 May 2020
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Arpaio was charged and later found guilty of contempt of court.
—Uriel J. Garcia, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2020
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No date has been set for a hearing on the contempt motion.
—Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 3 Nov. 2021
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Her lawyers moved to hold him in contempt of court, which could lead to his arrest.
—Erika Kinetz and Lori Hinnant, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Sep. 2021
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The Reels brothers were held in contempt of court for nearly eight years.
—Jade Lawson, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2023
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Neither of them was among those Schimel said should face contempt charges.
—Scott Bauer, The Seattle Times, 17 Dec. 2017
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Yetter, the lawyer for the children, said Jack should hold the state in contempt, which could lead to large daily fines.
—Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 28 Aug. 2023
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He was jailed twice for contempt of court and vilified by much of the press and public.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2020
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And who have a hard time feeling anything but contempt for the other.
—Gene Weingarten, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2020
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Navalny had been found guilty of large-scale fraud and contempt of court earlier in the day.
—NBC News, 22 Mar. 2022
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Hale dismissed the traffic charge but fined Buis $5 for contempt.
—Celia Storey, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2022
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The man was given five days in jail for contempt of court, according to the station.
—William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 18 Apr. 2023
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Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon , who was also convicted of contempt of Congress, began his four-month prison term earlier this month.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 17 July 2024
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Longtime Trump adviser Steve Bannon reported to prison earlier this month to begin serving a four-month sentence on contempt of Congress charges.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 18 July 2024
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