acerbity

Example Sentences

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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

Evelyn has the sharpest tongue, and Ms. Parsons, with her tart acerbity, makes the most of it.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2016

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

"I ain't get ekshitet at ull; but vot'sh de used a makin' monkey beesnesh?" he retorted with triumphant acerbity.

From Yekl A tale of the New York ghetto by Cahan, Abraham