Example sentences for: taunt

How can you use “taunt” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Once China has a deterrent equal to that of the United States, Scheer says, it won't feel the need to taunt its neighbors after every tiny technological advance.

  • Oh, Randy, this is one of those questions where you taunt us with the open arms of the obvious.

  • My patient publisher was weary of waiting; my friends were beginning to taunt me with the prospect that I'd never finish; I was ready, as the self-help literature counsels, to "move on."

  • For those words of doubtful origin (like dive `disreputable bar,' jingo, rag `taunt,' toy , etc.), Ayto presents the current wisdom, where available, and lets the user decide for himself from among the theories proffered.

  • On the other hand, the same article quoted George Bush as having said, “I kicked some arse last night” in his debate against Geraldine Ferraro in the 1984 campaign for vice president, and we all know that Bush does not say arse . In reference to Feinstein's adversary in the recent campaign, Pete Wilson, an anonymous taunt is quoted as “And what about Wilson's new blue Paul Newman contact lenses?


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