caricature
Example Sentences
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The former correspondent for “The Daily Show” hosted “The Colbert Report” for nine years, performing as a caricature of a conservative blowhard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
In each of those shows, Pfeiffer gives new meaning to a figure that historically has been a narrowly defined, often to the point of caricature, member of the supporting cast: The grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
A caricature of this look hangs permanently at the establishment.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
To imagine Boone, simply think of a caricature of a rootin’-tootin’ Texas oilman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
I had clearly gotten the best of her, so I sobered to an elaborate caricature of humility.
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
Vocabulary lists containing caricature
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 7–11
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100 SAT words Beginning with "C"
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