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
One former MasterChef worker suggested that would show "a real lack of respect" to people like her, while another warned it would "make a mockery" of the people who have spoken out.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
I feel actually when you think about Martha, it really is sad because it's never trying to make a mockery of the real person.
From Salon • May 16, 2024
Does Edward’s transformation reassert — or make a mockery of — the increasingly held notion that only authentically lived experience can entitle an artist to tell a particular story?
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2024
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
