caustic
Example Sentences
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He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".
From BBC
Senior White House aides were shown evidence of exploitation, such as clusters of migrant children who had been found working with industrial equipment or caustic chemicals.
From New York Times
And forgive me for being pessimistic, but I read Justice Samuel Alito’s caustic glee in the opinion he wrote overturning Roe v.
From Washington Post
But unlike the so-called New Atheists, with their caustic dismissals of religion, Bakewell is hardly spoiling for a fight.
From New York Times
He's outspoken, and what he speaks is usually caustic.
From Salon
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