How to Use contempt in a Sentence
contempt
noun
- He spoke with contempt in his voice.
- He feels that wealthy people view him with contempt because he is poor.
- She was arrested for contempt of court.
- She has displayed a profound contempt for her opponents.
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Green said Comstock hasn’t had a trial, but he was held in criminal contempt.
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Tracy Neal,
Arkansas Online,
5 Aug. 2022
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Yet, that contempt hasn’t deterred the DA from doubling down on the matter.
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Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
22 Oct. 2024
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The defense asked Nugent to hold Mosby in contempt of court and to dismiss Davis’ charges.
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Alex Mann,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2022
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Then, to their surprise, Amber King, the justice of the peace, had four of them arrested for contempt.
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New York Times,
2 Aug. 2022
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The cheerleaders Snyder and others on the team are said to have treated with misogynous contempt.
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Kurt Streeter,
New York Times,
29 July 2022
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On Tuesday, a judge was to determine whether Gableman remains in contempt of court for not complying with the state’s open records law.
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Scott Bauer,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Aug. 2022
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At one point, Jordan even threatened to try to hold Google and Meta in contempt of Congress for failing to hand over enough documents.
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Cnn.com Wire Service,
The Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2024
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Nugent set a hearing for Aug. 12 to litigate the issue, ordering Mosby to appear in court to try to persuade the judge not to hold her in contempt of court.
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Alex Mann,
Washington Post,
8 Aug. 2022
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It’s the second time the state has been held in contempt.
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Robert T. Garrett,
Dallas News,
18 Dec. 2020
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The court may find me in contempt, and order me to jail.
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Bridget Read,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2019
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The contempt request has not yet been ruled on by the court.
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Jina Moore,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2018
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By noting the contempt that greets her, the book captures the times.
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Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
13 June 2022
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The cellphone also contains the keys to the gunman’s social media history, which revealed his fascination with guns and his contempt for various religious and ethnic groups.
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Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
27 July 2022
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The judge held Mays in contempt of court and sentenced him to 30 days in jail.
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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.
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Los Angeles Times,
9 Nov. 2020
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Lawrence is well aware of Black’s contempt for bases on balls.
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Patrick Saunders,
The Denver Post,
14 May 2024
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All the while, Passmore Williamson was still in jail for contempt.
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Carrie Hagen,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Nov. 2020
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At the city's request, Gasiorkiewicz found her in contempt.
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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.
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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.
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BostonGlobe.com,
10 Sep. 2019
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The contempt resolution now goes to the full House for a vote.
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Washington Post,
18 Sep. 2019
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But is their contempt for Trump enough reason to get high turnout at the polls?
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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.
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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.
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Malathi Nayak,
Bloomberg.com,
6 May 2020
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Arpaio was charged and later found guilty of contempt of court.
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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.
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Andrew Wolfson,
The Courier-Journal,
3 Nov. 2021
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