scathingly

Example Sentences

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Lawyer and activist Raul Orduna was scathingly critical of the government's environmental policy.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

They can be scathingly ironic, alert to every hypocrisy that corroborates their cynical worldview, and even seductive in a perverse, power-mad way.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2026

Colbert had previously been scathingly critical of Trump on air.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

The film exists as a record of time, and a scathingly accurate one at that.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

“Twitchy little ferret, aren’t you, Malfoy?” said Hermione scathingly, and she, Harry, and Ron went up the marble staircase laughing heartily.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling