causticity

Example Sentences

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A perfect match for the general causticity of the screenplay by Brooks, MacLaine and Winger were far from typical Hollywood stars.

From Slate • May 4, 2021

Mr. Yankovic seemed somewhat chagrined by this incident one month later and said any causticity in his blog post came from fear that his work on “Perform This Way” would be wasted.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2011

It is colored with the lyric causticity of the Brecht-Weill collaborations.

From Time Magazine Archive

The alkalis do, however, acquire some degree of causticity in a strong fire, as appears from their being more easily united with spirit of wine after having been kept in fusion for some time.

From Experiments upon magnesia alba, Quicklime, and some other Alcaline Substances by Black, Joseph

Other temporary phrases of this nature were equally in vogue, nor have they escaped the vigilant causticity of Jonson.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac