sardonic
Example Sentences
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Sardonic, hard-nosed Jen and flighty, bleeding heart Judy are returning after more than two years, so fans may need a binge-watch refresher on their high jinks.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Sardonic old Ken Clarke had the best last line today: “I wish the prime minister well in obtaining a majority for some course of action that is in the national interest.”
From The Guardian • Nov. 14, 2018
The year has barely woken up, but the prize for the Most Sardonic Film Title of 2016 has already been won.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 18, 2016
Sardonic irony is as critical to healthy child development as vitamins and tick-checks.
From Slate • Sep. 5, 2012
Our cousin received the proposal with a true Sardonic grin.
From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver
Vocabulary lists containing sardonic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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