sardonicism

Example Sentences

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Pacing the stage at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on the last night of her fall 2025 tour, she traded her typical sardonicism for high-pitched sincerity.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

In fewer than 250 pages, the 28-year-old has captured the touchstone millennial tension between sardonicism and sincerity — the electric ambivalence of figuring out how to be a person in these times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2020

The young Mr. Kim played with admirable purity of tone and accuracy, and if the music could have used more bite at times, Mr. Kim has plenty of time to learn about Shostakovich’s sardonicism.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2015

There's a dip in energy when Rahman replaces Hussain, but his wry sardonicism keeps the laughs, and the insights, coming.

From The Guardian • Aug. 16, 2011

Now there," said Dalgetty with a lift of sardonicism, "is an interesting example of semantic evolution.

From The Sensitive Man by Anderson, Poul William