acerbic
Example Sentences
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But he was also the acerbic embodiment of The Critic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
Australia's acerbic media did not hold back in their criticism, citing selection "stuff-ups" and "shambolic" preparations, including a 3-0 pre-tournament series loss in Pakistan, for the embarrassment.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Outwardly unassuming and privately acerbic, Martin Gilmour teaches at a second-rate English university that, in his words, “tended to attract the stupid rich.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
Gerulaitis' acerbic assessment came in 1980 when the American finally beat Jimmy Connors after losing their previous 16 meetings.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
Kainene had always been the withdrawn child, the sullen and often acerbic teenager, the one who, because she did not try to please their parents, left Olanna with that duty.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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