caustic

Example Sentences

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He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".

From BBC

He's outspoken, and what he speaks is usually caustic.

From Salon

From the stage, Mr. Trump notably did not attack the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, in the kind of caustic terms that he had used on social media in recent days.

From New York Times

Essential to plant growth and a component of bones, teeth and even our DNA, phosphorus is also a finite resource and a caustic pollutant that simultaneously fertilizes our food and destroys our waterways.

From Washington Post

Those tensions escalated to a new level on Tuesday, when Mr. Prigozhin, in a series of caustic audio messages, claimed the military command was deliberately withholding supplies to undermine Wagner.

From New York Times