caricature
Example Sentences
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“We believe the public should understand the full person we know, not a caricature built from a few clips on a bad day.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
It’s the second time Hernández has played the comedian, whose caricature of Maniscalco in a red blazer and black turtleneck is at turns spot on, exaggerated and completely hilarious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
She’s more caricature than character; an idea without a purpose.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
“Dare not?” shouted Sir Lancelot, and he went into the darkness staggering, laughing like a caricature, and calling for his horse.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Vocabulary lists containing caricature
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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