acerbity

Example Sentences

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With humor and a touch of good-natured acerbity, the two converse and even argue over the finer points of their craft.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2019

With the help of her idealistic new nanny, Marlo begins a cathartic journey of self-discovery that, in true Cody fashion, is equal parts tenderness and acerbity.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2018

It sounds treacly, but Linklater handles the sentiment with a light touch of acerbity and sets it off against another dramatic element, the troubled undercurrents that arise inevitably from the student-athlete’s circumstances.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 5, 2016

That's not inappropriate, and once Christopher Salazar arrives as hero John Worthing, the contrast between his benign gravitas and Hunter's febrile acerbity is drolly amusing, a Victorian-era Mutt and Jeff.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2014

We reserved to ourselves the good intention of sharing our advantages with them at a later period, when the passage of the present acerbity should make intercourse possible.

From From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey by Howe, Julia Ward