Her questions were delivered in a uniformly calm, mildly contemptuous tone.

He heard his own contemptuous tone, tried to modify it.

With contemptuous tones he spoke rapidly and made a sweeping motion around the arena.

The last was added in a contemptuous tone.

The contemptuous tone of the words brought Isabel's head up.

I hated the contemptuous tone she always used when addressing me.

It was a tone of voice that had not been heard much at the congress so far, contemptuous and dismissive.

Gats spoke the name in a low, contemptuous tone.

In a proud, slightly contemptuous tone she said, "It would be a dishonest way to win.

His contemptuous tone caused her to flush, but she did not drop her eyes.