barb

Example Sentences

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One barb often circulated online skewers Katz with the ultimate diss for clueless interlopers: “Rob Katz skis in jeans.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Reba’s dig at Stracke’s son was the sort of casual, unthinking barb that plenty of Southern mothers have perfected, tossed into a group conversation as nonchalantly as a request for sweet tea.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

"If you step on one of them and they catch you with the barb, that's pretty much evacuation," he said.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024

The “cat ladies” barb earned a spot in meme infamy this month when pop music megastar Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and signed her online endorsement “Childless Cat Lady.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

Then she could see the smaller structures—dust and barb and cell.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill