skewer

Example Sentences

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The Chargers’ social media team has done it again, this time using the “Halo” video game format to skewer each and every opponent on their schedule.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Since they formed in 2019, the artists have gained an international reputation for employing the slick tropes of marketing and fashion to playfully skewer consumerism and supply-chain systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Every political campaign needs a good slogan – a snappy phrase to energise voters and skewer opponents.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Each half hour tackles a different headache for Rogen’s Matt Remick and with it comes a meaty role for a director or actor to skewer his or herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

They went to a Brazilian restaurant by the lagoon, where the waiter brought skewer after skewer stacked with meat and seafood, until Ifemelu told him that she was about to be sick.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie