The haughty ecclesiastics scoffed at him, and, as he would not desist from his urgency, sent him to the city governor to be chastised.
It is precisely this unreal love, or playing at love-making, that is scoffed at by Cervantes in Don Quixote and the peerless Dulcinea del Toboso.
Up to his downfall in 1890, Bismarck was an uncompromising Royalist, scoffed at the common people as a source of political sovereignty.
The almanac had predicted early frost that year, and although the entire family scoffed at almanac predictions Stud had cleaned and sharpened his tobacco axes, suckered his tobacco plants, cleaned out the sheds and gathered together a crew.
Stud scoffed at all these old-wives' tales, but admitted he would rather live on his own side of the bay than on that bluff with its unpleasant memories.
What ever would you girls have done this evening if Alma's little story did not furnish you with debate material," scoffed Doro.
They jeered and scoffed at everything, and insulted every chechaquo they met along the way.
I have crossed thy will, and scoffed at thy authority, and done divers evil and wanton things.
That they should have given themselves, soul and body, for a little money; that they should have scoffed at all that was noble and generous, both in religion and in earthly things; all that was nothing to them.
The doctors scoffed at this; but they talked about malaria, which, as far as I could understand, was likely to produce exactly the same effect.
Well, I don't think he is wanting in gratitude," scoffed the other gentleman.
You have a very curious habit of always speaking in the plural," scoffed the Captain.
How long is it since the joyous Captain of the 'Ellida' has become a preacher of moralities," scoffed Reinhold, with as much scornful expression as he could use.
Those who scoffed had such a bad time of it that they held their tongues.
He scoffed at the idea of Abner's working underground while there was a chance of earning his living in the open air.
She even sneered and scoffed at them, until Nanny Swinton began to fear that the judgment of God might strike her lady--a venerable grandame still without one weakness of bodily decay or human affection.
He gave little heed to the progress of the war, and scoffed at the fear that Totila might ere long march against Rome.
To be sure, there were partisans of the Empire in Rome whoscoffed at those who narrated, and those who believed, a story so incredible.
O Marcian, truest of friends, I slighted your counsel, scoffedat your warnings, but now I know how wisely and how honestly you spoke.
He scoffed at the Philistines, who daily went along the same measured way.
The king sent him back the picture, mordant epigrams appeared in the journals, and Reynolds scoffed at him in his Discourses.
The rival princes surrounded him with haughty and menacing aspects; and one of insolent demeanor and herculean frame sneered at his light and youthful form, and scoffed at his amorous appellation.
Your blood,” scoffed Sleuth—“your blood is about as thick as water.
And the suggestion that Paul Downes had made I utterly scoffed at!
Even Ham Mayberry, who scoffed at the idea that my father had made way with himself, admitted that had Dr.
They scoffed at him promptly, and the very mention of rudeness put aside the intention to write.
He scoffed at heights, at weakened and rotten branches, and laughed at the very idea that he should fall.
For he it was who had caught Clive, he it was who had scoffed at his declaration of innocence, had summed up the evidence, had produced a motive for the acts, and had thus impressed the Head.
He would have scoffed if anyone had foretold to him that he would permit the days and the weeks to go by with nothing definite accomplished toward any definite purpose.
It is a singular fact that while distant potentates trembled at the thunders of the Vatican, the subjects of Rome scoffed with impunity at its insolent pretensions.
He reddened, but her scoffing seemed to give him courage, as if he had something not to be scoffed at and could produce it.
It was a thing he would have scoffed at if told of, it was a thing he could not somehow justify even to himself, but it was true that the more he saw of what love meant to Ruth the more Ruth came to mean to him.
The manner in which the Thuringians scoffed at the "grey walker" of their heathen fellows soon convinced Olvir that the fancied wraith was none other than old Rudulf's Wend wife.
I tried to say that it might have been only lost, but the pater scoffed at that, and told me to hold my tongue.
You should have heard how this account was scoffed at.
When the second stage was reached, and Hezekiah was personally summoned to surrender, by a letter whichscoffed at Isaiah's promise, he himself prayed before the Lord.
Wait till we get back to the ship or to a camp," scoffed Jack; "it's my belief that we will be prisoners here till winter.
I suppose Lady Wolf or Baroness Muskrat are coming to pay us a call the noo," scoffed Sandy.
Those who, but yesterday, had believed in and honoured her, scoffed to-day as she passed them; nor was this all.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "scoffed" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
