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

As chief spokesman for the State Department, he delivered nuanced statements on foreign policy with candor and wit, and developed a good if sometimes acerbic rapport with the diplomatic press corps.

From New York Times

The acerbic tone of Chinese diplomats has also done China no favors.

From New York Times

The riff that runs through all of Albert’s writing and relationships was his great sense of humor, which ranged from the scatological to the acerbic.

From Los Angeles Times