lampooning

Example Sentences

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Southwest Airlines, long known for lampooning its competitors’ fees, will charge for extra legroom on flights starting on Jan. 27.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

At the same time, the successful and famous come in for the harshest lampooning, including Elijah Wood, in an against-type scene reminiscent of Ricky Gervais’ “Extras.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Call it genius, then, that “Oh, Hi!” plays into this stereotype while simultaneously lampooning it for a push-pull dynamic that makes for one of the funniest movies of the year.

From Salon • Jul. 25, 2025

Tucker Carlson devoted an entire segment of his show to lampooning it.

From New York Times • Mar. 5, 2024

He played the game like a child, or like someone who was bent on lampooning a sacred ritual, which amounted to the same thing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis