sardonicism
Example Sentences
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Cleese’s habitual sardonicism notwithstanding, it’s a gentle sort of farce, tenderly played and set mostly to the speed at which the elder cast members perambulate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2019
“Sharp Objects” instead relies on internal drama and a transfixing Ms. Adams, who lays Camille’s ragged soul bare with sardonicism and self-loathing.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2018
For all the fearsome moral stakes at play in the world he’s written, Whitehead never lets his signature sardonicism drift too far out of reach.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2016
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
