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
One former MasterChef worker suggested that would show "a real lack of respect" to people like her, while another warned it would "make a mockery" of the people who have spoken out.
From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025
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
Proceeding on this record would make a mockery of the Congressional and constitutional oversight process.
From Salon • Nov. 10, 2023
“Don’t make a mockery of it,” Dad said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
