Sentences with phrase «once scoffed»

While Blockbuster, Borders, and other mega companies once scoffed at those who foretold of their demise, Facebook is facing its uncertain future head on.

Don't get me wrong, the ability to accurately measure a room or object using my phone's camera is something I once scoffed at being possible.

Where once there was cynicism, now there is optimism; where once I scoffed, now I nod in respect.

He also embraced two of the causes he once scoffed at: a $ 15 an hour minimum wage and paid family leave.

The economic collapse has revived the fortunes of equality, a principle once scoffed at by ruling politicians.

While I once scoffed at a bin filled to the brim with hard avocados, these are the very ones I now happily load in my basket to bring home because there's something just as delectable to do with them.

Former South Carolina Republican congressman Bob Inglis, who once scoffed at climate change, overcame a humiliating defeat by deciding to take on skeptics within his party.

Not exact matches

People will scoff at the prospect of the Kingdom of God coming in power and the earth that was once destroyed with a flood will be destroyed with fire.

«Scoffing in ambiguous words» (VI, 586)» saying one thing and meaning another or several others» is at once an ability the devils have and a mode of performance to which they are doomed.

Once you try Alton's homemade chili powder, you'll scoff at the store - bought variety.

There was only one left, which Kipper scoffed once we were back home in Cambridge.

He said he could play two professional sports at once, and we scoffed.

«It's not even 2016 yet,» de Blasio scoffed Thursday when asked if he'd back Cuomo, who he once called a good friend but is now locked in a bitter feud with.

The pro-WiFi crowd may scoff at the idea that anything could be potentially harmful about it, but we once thought smoking was perfectly fine too!

If you ever scoffed at the idea of «must have» garments (like I once did) this outfit should change your mind.

Oh and there was also a super tasty, almost too pretty to eat biscuit included, but once I was done photographing the goodie bag I did in fact scoff the whole thing and it was delicious #noregrets.

I'm starting to understand why arranged marriages were once the norm and why foreign cultures scoff at giving you more freedom.

She scoffs that, once again, money will be «thrown at education without regard to changing attitudes.»

Of course, the Eddie Bauer F - 150 is loaded with options that drivers of pickups once would scoff at - a compact - disc player, captain's chairs, a keyless entry system and more.

She has only been fooled once, taunted through the glass door as the khaki - uniformed boy stuffed her baguette into his grinning mouth, his hips swinging side to side as he scoffed it.

More experienced gamers may scoff early on, but will find more rewards once they start to build up a mini-army of Pokémon, which they can trade online with other dedicated players.

That said, 16 hours is nothing to scoff at... but once you beat the game, there was nothing left to do but start over.

Some might scoff at the idea of making the following foods from scratch on a regular basis, but I can tell you from experience that once it becomes part of a routine and you become comfortable with the recipes, it can be very quick, and even save time by not having to run out to the grocery store.

And now, in our current times, those that can see that we are truly faced with the end of the world as we once knew it, are scoffed at and disregarded.

Critics have scoffed at me for trusting that once women are in power, they will help one another, since that has not always been the case.

Of course, many people will scoff, as they once did of the Pebble, at the large bezels surrounding the 1.42 - inch rectangular screen, which has a tight, detailed resolution of 348x250.

From tea towels worth framing to plates with messages that only become apparent to guests once the food's been scoffed, it's easy to introduce wordplay into your scheme.