ridiculed

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Instead, LIV turned into an easy punchline, ridiculed for its dismal TV ratings, its schlocky apparel and teams with beer league softball names: HiFlyers, Crushers, Majesticks, Cleeks and RangeGoats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

He has lived through the shift in attitude towards Bigfoot hunting as he recalled being ridiculed for his fascination with Bigfoot, which began when he was about nine.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Afroman, best known for his 2000 hit Because I Got High, responded by using home security footage in viral videos that ridiculed the deputies.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

At his only public event on Friday — a nearly two-hour round-table with national leaders and sporting officials about college athletics — he ridiculed members of the media who asked about Iran and Noem.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

I’ve been ridiculed by classmates, guinea-pigged by doctors, palpated by specialists, and researched by the March of Dimes.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides