mockery
Example Sentences
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Then one team wants to make a mockery of the final, Ganesha, by using backups.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
In a country that has continually produced some of the world's biggest music stars, the lineup announcement had triggered a wave of mockery on social media.
From Barron's • May 28, 2026
However, some such efforts have been met with user backlash, or mockery, when these tools go awry.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
She locked down comments on the post in an apparent attempt to stanch the torrent of mockery her made-up acronym invited.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
It distances the entire thing, reduces it to a farce or prank, in which I have no involvement aside from mockery.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
Vocabulary lists containing mockery
"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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"On Women's Right to Vote" by Susan B. Anthony
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act III
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