barb

Example Sentences

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Men in the gallery laughed at the barb.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

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

This sounds rather like a barb at the biggest flashpoint of the leadership contest.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

Other times a fish will give up and die right away, if the barb got buried deep enough.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick