688 examples of taunt in sentences

Hold, mighty Emperor; as I hope to be saved, 'tis but a copy of her Countenanceinhuman Wifelead her to your Apartment, Sir! barbarous honest Woman,to your Chamber, Sir,wou'd I had married thee an errant Strumpet; nay, to your Royal Bed, Sir, I'll warrant you she gives you taunt for taunt: try her, Sir, try her.

Hold, mighty Emperor; as I hope to be saved, 'tis but a copy of her Countenanceinhuman Wifelead her to your Apartment, Sir! barbarous honest Woman,to your Chamber, Sir,wou'd I had married thee an errant Strumpet; nay, to your Royal Bed, Sir, I'll warrant you she gives you taunt for taunt: try her, Sir, try her.

Ridicule, deride, mock, taunt, flout, twit, tease.

Scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer, sneer, mock, taunt.

" "Elizabeth must go to Elmhurst," said Mrs. De Graf, ignoring her husband's taunt.

The taunt was an unintentional eulogy; and a grave washed by the spray of the Sussex waves would have been the noblest burial-place for the martyr of Saxon freedom.

There was no denying the justice of the taunt.

With a scornful taunt that "he did not care an egg for them and their excommunications," he finally mounted his horse to ride off from the conference.

When the strange procession reached the river, Henry stood for a moment looking steadily at the stone, then with a courage which we can scarcely measure, he firmly set his foot on it and slowly crossed over; and from the other side, in the face of all the people he turned and flung his taunt at the prophet, "Who will ever again believe the lies of Merlin?"

"No wonder," was the parting taunt of Heraclius; "from the devil they came, and to the devil they will go.

His eyes burned with a metallic gleam as they met the half taunt in Croisset's cool smile.

After that" "And after that, M'seur" urged Jean, with a touch of the old taunt in his voice, and stopping with his back to the engineer and his hands behind him.

How dare you taunt me with being a pensioner on your brother's bounty?

The Little Red Doctor chose to ignore my taunt.

" The taunt went home.

"Do you think it is quite kind of you to taunt me with never having tasted the sweets of independence?"

M. de Frontenac was one of the officers of Henry IV who, before his accession to the throne of France (in 1576), had a quarrel with M. de Rosny, during which he told him that if he were to pull his nose, he could only draw out milk; a taunt to which the future minister replied by an assurance that he felt strong enough to draw blood out of that of his adversary with his sword.

I thought the South had gentlemen" "You taunt me, my dear lady, my dear girl.

But Dave played music above the taunt.

The fact was, that he had been virtuous enough to write a pious work entitled, "The Christian Hero," which he afterwards published, but as he had not grown sufficiently master of himself to live up to its golden precepts (nay, rather did he continue to spend his evenings in the taverns), the author came in for many a taunt and sneer.

All-unconscious of the taunt, Alice simply replied, "No, I have told you that I have no one to depend upon.

But none of these things would restore her maiden pride; would remove from her the stain of his false love, or rebut the insolent taunt of the eyes to which she had bowed herself captive.

The beautiful Helen who caused the Trojan war by her adulterous elopement was a Spartan, and the Athenian Euripides makes Peleus taunt her husband Menelaus in these words:

He had not intended to use his late pass, but Willie's taunt had altered everything.

For all that, the taunt brought him down a step, and Bartley, still standing like a rock, attacked him again.

688 examples of  taunt  in sentences