How do you use Scoff in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like jeer or flout, plus the exact meaning.
Scoff in a sentence
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Scoff meaning
- A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
- An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
Synonyms of Scoff
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Using Scoff
- The main meaning on this page is: A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach. | An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
- Useful related words include: jeer, flout, tantalise, tantalize.
- Possible Dutch translations are: spotten.
- In the example corpus, scoff often appears in combinations such as: scoff at, to scoff, might scoff.
Context around Scoff
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scoff
- In this selection, "scoff" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, people, may, fans, scottish and unidentifiable stand out and add context to how "scoff" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include some might scoff at the and be to scoff at that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scoff" sits close to words such as abating, abstaining and accumulator, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scoff
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Your first reaction would be to scoff at that. (9 words)
There are some fans online who scoff at this being considered great. (12 words)
Then there’s the opportunity, whilst there, to scoff unidentifiable things on sticks? (13 words)
There are too many excuses, too many detractors, and too many who scoff at natural phenomena, the fact is, the power is in our own hands, we just spend too much time figuring out the spectacle and less time on the effect on us all. (45 words)
While some men would scoff at the thought of dating an exotic dancer, much less to get involved in a committed relationship with one, Shana said that John was mature enough to understand and accept that it's only a job. (41 words)
Some might scoff at the notion that the hospital is historic — it was built between 1970 and 1973 — but the South Carolina State Board of Review agreed Friday to recommend placing the building on the National Register of Historic Places. (40 words)
Then there’s the opportunity, whilst there, to scoff unidentifiable things on sticks? (13 words)
Remember when enterprise IT leaders would scoff at the idea of migrating business-critical applications and data into a public cloud? (21 words)
Example sentences (20)
A former takeaway addict, Charlie used to scoff up to six deliveries a week including Dominos and Chinese food.
All the while, people who scoff at others for falling prey to disinformation widely retweeted the fable about Tate's pizza box.
He’s now back in the building with his own opportunity to scoff Scottish football again while also lapping up the continental dessert at the Champions League table.
Indications of a resurgent Imperial Remnant are easy enough for New Republic senators to scoff at, but the government would lose credibility if it declared war so shortly after concluding the previous fight for freedom.
In her research, she’s worked in the automotive industry as well as on coal gasification and on clean coal technology; “Of course, people scoff and say there’s no such thing as clean coal tech!” she says.
Many fans may scoff at Lockjaw being one of Marvel’s most powerful characters but as seen in this preview, he deserves to be discussed in the same breath as Fantastic Four's Thing or X-Men's Colossus.
Then there’s the opportunity, whilst there, to scoff unidentifiable things on sticks?
There are some fans online who scoff at this being considered great.
This is why – so if you want to avoid needing the loo on your commute, it pays to wait until you get to the office to scoff your breakfast.
While some men would scoff at the thought of dating an exotic dancer, much less to get involved in a committed relationship with one, Shana said that John was mature enough to understand and accept that it's only a job.
And passive fans might scoff at it anyway, since it still uses a tiny amount of electrical power.
I’d bet that Fields' truest fans scoff at the idea of Wilson being more valuable than their guy, but inside the NFL, there doesn’t appear to be a lot of scoffing going on.
Quite a few country music traditionalists would scoff at this entry on our list of country albums that changed music history.
That's right, we scoff at the 'experts' who say we should set our thermostats to 78° at night.
There are too many excuses, too many detractors, and too many who scoff at natural phenomena, the fact is, the power is in our own hands, we just spend too much time figuring out the spectacle and less time on the effect on us all.
Though some might scoff at the -flavored ice cream, one bite and they’ll be hooked.
Your first reaction would be to scoff at that.
At a lower price point for the base game, TWT2 will be appealing to many tennis gamers, but some who want the French Open experience might scoff at paying more money for licensed content.
Remember when enterprise IT leaders would scoff at the idea of migrating business-critical applications and data into a public cloud?
Some might scoff at the notion that the hospital is historic — it was built between 1970 and 1973 — but the South Carolina State Board of Review agreed Friday to recommend placing the building on the National Register of Historic Places.
Common combinations with scoff
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scoff at 37×
- to scoff 14×
- might scoff 6×
- who scoff 3×
- may scoff 3×
- would scoff 3×
- people scoff 2×
- and scoff 2×
- will scoff 2×