Get to know Scorning better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning.
Scorning meaning
present participle and gerund of scorn
Using Scorning
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scorn
- In the example corpus, scorning often appears in combinations such as: and scorning, scorning the.
Context around Scorning
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scorning
- In this selection, "scorning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, regulation, reportedly, monday, academic and conservatives stand out and add context to how "scorning" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include mayor of scorning a cherished and official monday scorning so called. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scorning" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scorning
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Students sought him at his studio, praising his work and scorning the charges of surmoulage. (15 words)
Critics were quick to pounce, accusing the mayor of scorning a cherished holiday ritual that had only a negligible environmental impact. (21 words)
Daily we see public articles, tweets, interviews, blog posts, etc., etc., even entire television shows laughing, mocking, ridiculing, and scorning conservatives. (21 words)
It was there that he met his lifelong friend Connie (Consuelo) Joerns and palled around with Joan Mitchell, on her way to becoming a world-famous Abstract Expressionist artist — they liked each other while scorning each other’s art. (39 words)
Grace had another outstanding season in 1870, during which Gloucestershire acquired first-class status, and Derek Birley records that, "scorning the puny modern fashion of moustaches", he grew the enormous black beard that made him so recognisable. (37 words)
He a program signed into law by Obama for veterans to choose private doctors, while reportedly scorning those who died in wars as and trying to keep amputees from participating in a military parade. (34 words)
Example sentences (8)
In his view, Silicon Valley was usurping all four cities, previously the centers of power in postwar America, by outpacing regulation, scorning academic prestige, introducing streaming services and reinventing direct-to-consumer marketing.
Critics were quick to pounce, accusing the mayor of scorning a cherished holiday ritual that had only a negligible environmental impact.
He a program signed into law by Obama for veterans to choose private doctors, while reportedly scorning those who died in wars as and trying to keep amputees from participating in a military parade.
Daily we see public articles, tweets, interviews, blog posts, etc., etc., even entire television shows laughing, mocking, ridiculing, and scorning conservatives.
It was there that he met his lifelong friend Connie (Consuelo) Joerns and palled around with Joan Mitchell, on her way to becoming a world-famous Abstract Expressionist artist — they liked each other while scorning each other’s art.
President Donald Trump tried to take the heat off a scandal-scarred White House official Monday, scorning "so-called leaks" instead of addressing the aide's insensitive joke about Sen. John McCain.
Grace had another outstanding season in 1870, during which Gloucestershire acquired first-class status, and Derek Birley records that, "scorning the puny modern fashion of moustaches", he grew the enormous black beard that made him so recognisable.
Students sought him at his studio, praising his work and scorning the charges of surmoulage.
Common combinations with scorning
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: