acerbity
Example Sentences
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The Academy Awards for the movies of 1988 were awash in bluntness, cruelty and acerbity.
From New York Times • Oct. 2, 2020
It brings together judgment and gentleness, reason and passion, acerbity and receptivity.
From The Guardian • Sep. 21, 2018
With the help of her idealistic new nanny, Marlo begins a cathartic journey of self-discovery that, in true Cody fashion, is equal parts tenderness and acerbity.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2018
It sounds treacly, but Linklater handles the sentiment with a light touch of acerbity and sets it off against another dramatic element, the troubled undercurrents that arise inevitably from the student-athlete’s circumstances.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 5, 2016
“Ain’t seen nothin’ to make you feel bad, have you, Perfessor?” inquired Temporary-Deputy-Sheriff Jarvis with some acerbity.
From The Secret of Lonesome Cove by Adams, Samuel Hopkins
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