mocking

Example Sentences

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Anti-racism campaigners criticised the move for mocking the Black Lives Matter movement.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The former “Cosby Show” actor became the subject of viral job-shaming, with critics mocking him for working retail decades after his television success.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Some are mentally soothed by repeating specific words or phrases, a phenomenon known as echolalia, which can be misinterpreted by someone unfamiliar with the trait as mocking or uncooperative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Though many of those “Chuck Norris Facts” were facetious and mocking, there were just as many that served as unironic celebrations of the man.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

On June 11, 1859, Harper’s Weekly published a wood engraving mocking such conventions.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling