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Instead, he was more likely to take a sardonic view of the demands of love.
Adam Honoré’s lush lighting — smoky hues of amber, gold and blue — complements Sonnenblick’s sumptuous score, which is highlighted by the heartfelt “The Mercy of Love,” the boisterous “Wallace Falls” and the cleverly sardonic “My Boy in Blue.”
He has a knack for combining the spiritual and sincere with the sardonic and self-deprecating.
Depending on the part, he can give gravitas, sardonic wit, boyish twinkly humor, or a combination of the three.
Supplementing Bourdain’s words are a handful of essays by friends, colleagues, and family that tell even deeper stories about a place, including sardonic accounts of traveling with Bourdain.
“Louie has a typical day”—that's the log line, sardonic and perfect.
Matchless English style, very funny in parts, wonderfully sardonic, yet sympathetic observation of the chaos of war.
A pantomime horse plays a role, as does a sardonic hand puppet.
Ebert was celebrated for the sardonic wit and democratic writing style he employed in his reviews.
Alan Arkin also provides an award-worthy turn as Lester Siegel, a sardonic, over-the-hill movie mogul who helps in the mission.
Just smiled, a sardonic sort of grimace, and unbuckled his belt and handed it over without a word.
Then the frown was smoothed away; a sardonic smile replaced it; another cup of wine he poured himself.
Countless dogs fought under the feet of passers-by, and over all leered the sardonic face of Jean Bart, pirate and privateer.
The attitude in which I was, my hands clasped round my knees, consorted with sardonic merriment.
A sardonic smile played over the white lips of Azenor the Pale.
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On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sardonic, such as: acerbic, biting, caustic, derisive, mocking, and mordant.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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