mordant

Example Sentences

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Merriam-Webster’s fortunes survived this hiccup and have since rebounded, thanks in part to a mordant social-media presence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

His worst critics perceived this outlook as complacency, something insufficiently mordant for any writer of the long, wicked 20th century.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Instead, war broke out across Europe, and Asquith made his mordant headache joke on the way to the historical dumpster.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2024

The members seemed to take that as an official offer, as opposed to a mordant joke.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

The girl watched him warily, but Stonesnake gave a mordant chuckle.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin