scathingly

Example Sentences

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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

Similar promises came from Nigeria's Housing Minister, Ahmed Dangiwa, who spoke scathingly of "unscrupulous" individuals whose actions he said had resulted in the Jos school collapse and caused unquantifiable loss.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The activist group La Resistencia, which opposes immigrant detention and deportation and has scathingly criticized conditions at the Tacoma facility, raised questions about a possible suicide.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024

“What are you going to do in Phoenix?” he asked her scathingly.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer