acerbic

Example Sentences

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Ms. McGarr, who teaches at University of Wisconsin-Madison, is often acerbic about her subjects but notes that they were “awash in patriotic fervor at the same time that they were distrustful and cynical.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As a younger man, Munger could be cranky and acerbic; now, he was warm and reflective.

From The Wall Street Journal

Its columns, exposés and investigations captured innumerable historic Texas events with human-focused empathy, acerbic wit and razor-sharp accountability.

From Salon

We said, if we write him really stoic and grumpy and acerbic, it’ll work.

From Los Angeles Times

Ezra’s acerbic narration skewers celebrity-led wellness influencing, empty-eyed business tycoons and Silicon Valley scammers with the merciless verve of an episode of “Succession.”

From Washington Post