acerbic
Example Sentences
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The Soviet Union was a land of shortages, but there was no shortage of acerbic sayings.
Nuzzi built her career covering high-profile political figures with a mix of insider access and acerbic reporting, a combination that has made her both influential and controversial.
From Salon
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.”
As a younger man, Munger could be cranky and acerbic; now, he was warm and reflective.
Yet it’s also, via Hart’s acerbic bon mots, an incisive exploration of two opposing views of art.
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