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Example sentences for: derides

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A sidebar derides the "it wasn't sex" semantic escape Clinton is reportedly considering.
The article derides Bush's much publicized parachute jump.
An article derides the lack of "authentic" pop-music acts.
On Face the Nation , Gary Bauer derides George W. Bush for "trying to get the Democratic nomination" by attacking "good Republican conservatives" on Capitol Hill.
*Know, like, thyself* The WP reports that in her book, Monica Lewinsky derides Linda Tripp's accent and her "lumpy figure."