1The crowd's scorn for the corrupt politician was palpable as he stepped down from office.
2Her novel was met with scorn from literary critics, who deemed it pretentious and overly ambitious.
3The philosopher's argument was built on a foundation of scorn for the opposing viewpoint, which he saw as intellectually bankrupt.
4The company's decision to downsize was greeted with scorn from the local community, who felt betrayed by the sudden layoffs.
5There is a fine line between satire and scorn; while the former aims to critique, the latter seeks to humiliate.