Derisively

John McCormack‘s father laughed derisively at this and hurried back to work in The Woolen Mills – a large factory in Athlone.

Some put this down as a factor of the colonial mentality still ravaging African leaders centuries after the slave trade and decades after these countries had obtained what is derisively referred to as “flag independence” from their colonial masters.

The long-time liberal host then derisively suggested kids try golf or tennis instead.

The president’s healthcare law, derisively called “Obamacare,” was deeply unpopular.

They inspected him, talked derisively about him, and demanded a bribe.

Backup Anthony Stolarz replaced him, making his NHL playoff debut as fans derisively chanted “Sergei!

To no one's surprise the NEB (known derisively then as the National Oil Board) ruled in TMX's favour and from that point on could legally ignore the concerns of every municipality it crossed.

Did I laugh derisively at many scenes, including the maudlin ending?

How are they going to determine what the proper balance is between what Brussels does, the unelected bureaucrats in Brussels of the European Commission as people sometimes derisively say, and what nations are supposed to do?

Nelson derisively refers to the fallibility of the U.S. Supreme Court to imply that his infallible interpretation of the 14th Amendment supersedes that of the U.S. Supreme Court and multiple district courts.

Earmarks, often in the form of what are derisively referred to as “pork barrel” spending, used to be the lubricant that kept the wheels of Congress turning.

She snorts derisively, saying Ukip now is “anti-Islam and that’s it” and “full of Tommy Robinson supporters”.

During the 1980s, influenced by the success of the 1982 feature film Conan the Barbarian many cheaply made fantasy films were released that came to be derisively known as "Sword & Sorcery".

He approached Groucho about doing a quiz show, to which Groucho derisively retorted, "A quiz show?

Owing to the terms of his election, he was derisively referred to by some as a "priest's king" (Pfaffenkönig).

Owing to the terms of his election, he was derisively referred to by some as a "Priests' King" (Pfaffenkönig).

Pope's phrase, "Lo the Poor Indian", became almost as famous as Dryden's "noble savage" and, in the 19th century, when more people began to have first hand knowledge of and conflict with the Indians, would be used derisively for similar sarcastic effect.

Rolemaster is sometimes derisively called 'Chartmaster' or 'Rulemonster' for depending upon numerous tables and charts for character generation and resolving game actions, and for its perceived vast array of rules covering every possible situation.

Some critics used that term derisively, implying it was an impractical science fiction fantasy.

Such a formation, referred to derisively as the "bullseye" formation, would not be used in combat.