lampoon

Example Sentences

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“S.N.L.” also used its Weekend Update news segment to lampoon Trump’s legal predicament, as well as the reactions of his political supporters and rivals.

From New York Times

The show often seemed to drift closer to real journalism than the “straight” media it lampooned.

From Washington Post

Russell was hired by and lampooned both Democrats and Republicans, tilting his humor “toward whoever’s in power” and supposing that “it will even out on Judgment Day.”

From Los Angeles Times

Gore helped push the changes through in Congress — becoming lampooned in the process after making comments suggesting he “invented” the internet.

From Washington Post

Baldwin, who famously lampooned former President Trump on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live,” is reviled in some conservative circles.

From Los Angeles Times