lampooning

Example Sentences

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Southwest Airlines, long known for lampooning its competitors’ fees, will charge for extra legroom on flights starting on Jan. 27.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

By lampooning powerful figures, comedy provided a constructive means for citizens to challenge leaders in a public, collective setting.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2025

These punishing, skeptical, prodding, guilt-inducing thoughts, personified with lampooning gusto, serve as the chattering chorus for his divided identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Tucker Carlson devoted an entire segment of his show to lampooning it.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024

He played the game like a child, or like someone who was bent on lampooning a sacred ritual, which amounted to the same thing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis