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.