Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com

caustically



Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

But he is also so paranoid, deluded and consumed with self-loathing that throughout this caustically witty novel we can’t help but root for him every step of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

“We reject the proposition,” the majority wrote caustically, “that a class-action defendant may defeat class treatment, if it is otherwise proper, by promising as a matter of grace to treat named plaintiffs differently.”

From Slate May 16, 2025

So what have they brought to their constituents all these decades since Griffith so caustically called them out in “American Me”?

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 2023

They have been drenched in questions about race, both obviously and not so obviously, most caustically from Blackburn, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.

From Salon Mar. 25, 2022

She nodded caustically at that and stood surveying the two of them for a moment, her hands on her wide hips.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training