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sardonic

[sahr-don-ik] / sɑrˈdɒn ɪk /


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Conspicuous lip color can, after all, signify a million things — from class status to sardonic camp.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

However, a touch of sardonic levity has always been part of Panahi’s storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Hoy goes over to check in with Sir Andy Murray about his readiness and is met with a typical sardonic quip from his fellow Scot.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

These stories of Hujar’s day come through in a mildly sardonic back-and-forth, Ms. Hall’s Rosenkrantz a sympathetic partner in the knowing dialogue that unfolds between them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

They approached Herbie simultaneously; Lanning angry and impatient, Bogert, coolly sardonic.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov




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