make a mockery of
Example Sentences
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Subie faithful have longed for a powertrain that reflects their values, or at least doesn’t make a mockery of them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026
"It does make a mockery of the sport," Price concedes.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Proceeding on this record would make a mockery of the Congressional and constitutional oversight process.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023
Unless she draws the inevitable line, he will make a mockery of the judiciary.
From Slate • Aug. 18, 2023
They make a mockery of the usual sentiments about the pricelessness of every human life.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
