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
“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
MacMaine laughed, allowing the touch of sardonicism that he felt to be heard in the laughter.
From The Highest Treason by Randall Garrett
