| 1. | And to his Mates thus in derision call'd. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton |
| 2. | Obstruct Heav'n Towrs, and in derision set. - from Paradise Lost by John Milton |
| 3. | If so, I have derision med'cinabl. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 4. | With your derision None of noble sor. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 5. | Scorn and derision never come in tears. - from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare |
| 6. | And the proud vaunt in just derision ends. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 7. | There was a faint note of derision in the American's voice which made Sir James look up sharply. - from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie |
| 8. | I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day. - from The King James Bible |
| 9. | Waldengarver, "that there was a man in the gallery who endeavored to cast derision on the service,--I mean, the representation. - from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |