sarcasm

Example Sentences

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Guardiola used sarcasm and statistics this week to defend City against claims the club's success has been due to the financial muscle of their Abu Dhabi-based owners.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The comments section turned to heavy sarcasm, with several gamblers asking whether the U.S. somehow used a “teleportation device” to extract Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores without actually invading the country.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 5, 2026

Ms. Kron splashes deadpan sarcasm around the stage as Dorine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Mr Hanelly told the court that he understood the sarcasm, because it seemed "preposterous" that a shooter from "New York City had found his way to a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania".

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Craig Salt’d scented my sarcasm but couldn’t act on it.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell