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
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
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
There was a curious lurking sardonicism in the words, an undertone of mockery.
From The Metal Monster by Merritt, Abraham
