sarcasm
Example Sentences
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Sarcasm is notoriously tricky to convey through text -- even in person, it can be easily misinterpreted.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2024
Sarcasm aside, it’s kind of incredible that “The Bachelor” franchise is being yanked back into this same doghouse for another mild imbroglio, this time courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
Sarcasm or not, Roseanne Barr’s comments about Jews and the Holocaust are reprehensible and irresponsible.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Sarcasm and gaslighting are unhealthy, too, not just yelling.
From Washington Post • Oct. 6, 2022
Sarcasm didn’t come naturally to her, and even to herself she sounded more plaintive than ironic.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
Vocabulary lists containing sarcasm
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Long Way Down
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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