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
In the three-page letter published Sunday evening, Arnault responded to a series of points raised in Le Monde’s articles with a mix of sarcasm, self-defense and score-settling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing sarcasm
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Long Way Down
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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