I was very concerned about the city going into contempt.

But, by-and-by, the Angel suddenly construed this behavior of mine into contempt.

She was, she realized, a little afraid of him, and her attempts to channel that fear into hatred or contempt were not really working.

The black man's attitude toward Smoke had grown from disdain into contempt.

But, by and bye, the Angel suddenly construed this behavior of mine into contempt.

Shirla's concern of the night before had dissolved into quiet contempt.

He subsequently caused Farber and the Times to go into contempt of court.

"A public company must protect its assets even if that means going into contempt," Goodale said.

The whole system has fallen into contempt.

He was able to mask his emotions before they developed into disappointment or contempt.