In Act II, those who returned stubbornly refused to laugh, and, at the curtain call, barely deigned to applaud.

On Thursday, the Reid brothers performed with a second guitarist, a bassist and a drum machine, barely deigning to take notice of the audience.

It had gazed into the far distance, proudly, arrogantly, barely deigning to acknowledge their presence there outside its cage.

The three remaining Democratic candidates barely deign to notice that, apart from trade, the U.S. has any interests abroad.

When siege was laid to Sterling Silver, it addressed Kallendbor as an equal and barely deigned to notice Horris.

He was, in fact, so utterly bored by us that he barely deigned to answer our questions.

At times, he barely deigned to respond, or seemed amused by the charges.

All the other officers got similar stuff except Samad who they barely deigned to recognize.

It was a complaint the majority barely deigned to answer.

As Mamayev, Kleopatra's fatuous husband, he floats, his tiny feet barely deigning to grace the ground.