| And certainly apostles before you were mocked at, but that which they mocked at encompassed the scoffers among them. |
| Instead, scoffers with spines to rival Mantel's should pick on the scary monsters in their own backyard. |
| He stands out as one of the most penetrating satirists and resonant scoffers at folderol that this continent nourishes. |
| The world of professional scoffers and virtuosi fell joyously upon its obscurities and incoherencies. |
| He staked his career on this at a time when few people knew anything about it and most of those who did were scoffers. |
| I hope the pessimists, cynics and scoffers will not have the last word on this. |
