make a mockery of
Example Sentences
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It isn’t the only paternal prediction that Bernstein’s life would make a mockery of, at least in his telling of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
"It does make a mockery of the sport," Price concedes.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2025
I feel actually when you think about Martha, it really is sad because it's never trying to make a mockery of the real person.
From Salon ● May 16, 2024
Does Edward’s transformation reassert — or make a mockery of — the increasingly held notion that only authentically lived experience can entitle an artist to tell a particular story?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
“Don’t make a mockery of it,” Dad said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
