All 10 Uses of
contempt
in
Lonesome Dove
- Still, the way they casually treated the sign as just part of the landscape caused Augustus to brood a good deal about the contempt that familiarity breeds.†
Chpt 7-8
- "Arkansas," Xavier said contemptuously, as if the word spoke for itself.†
Chpt 7-8
- He treated danger with light contempt or open scorn,
Chpt 9-10 *contempt = lack of respect
- His attitude toward the storm was contemptuous, as befitted a top hand.†
Chpt 30-31
- Their fright made her contemptuous of them, and whenever she caught one of them looking at her she met the look with a cold stare.†
Chpt 36-37
- "Them punkin'-rollers," Dan Suggs said contemptuously.†
Chpt 68-69
- Dixon, the big scout, was listening to the conversation with contempt in his expression.†
Chpt 83-84
- The contempt was as much for Weaver as for them.†
Chpt 83-84
- She strode beside the horse, pouring out her contempt, until Call put the mule and the dun into a trot, the buggy, with the coffin on it, squeaking as it bounced over the rough plain.†
Chpt 101-102
- So Captain Call turned back down the rivers, cut by the quirt of Clara's contempt and seared with the burn of his own regret.†
Chpt 101-102