ridiculing

Example Sentences

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At a demonstration outside the Parliament building in the Bulgarian capital, a giant screen looped videos and memes ridiculing politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Times columnist Bill Plaschke agreed, saying — in L.A. circles — the portrayal would be akin to mocking Sandy Koufax, ridiculing John Wooden or trashing Vin Scully.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2024

Raising his phone to capture the confrontation on video, the senator began ridiculing her.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

Both Daniels and Trump, who is the actual defendant, come out of these exchanges sounding like schoolchildren ridiculing each other.

From Slate • May 10, 2024

Over the years, Mariam had learned to harden herself against his scorn and reproach, his ridiculing and reprimanding.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini