sarcasm
Example Sentences
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“They’ve taken to calling me ‘dangerous,’ ” El-Sayed said in his speech, before laying into some sarcasm.
From Slate ● Jul. 30, 2026
Context allows people to recognize sarcasm, humor, sincerity, and emotion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Delhi University student, Anjali, 25 from the eastern state of Bihar, said the "protest might have started with a social media trend, some sort of sarcasm... but it has turned into a movement of rage".
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
When asked about a disgraced former FBI agent, he says with withering sarcasm: “He must be a pretty low character when he could be dismissed from that.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But because of what I had been thinking about Branwell and how my sarcasm had led to the unspoken, this time I did.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing sarcasm
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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