ridicules
Example Sentences
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The premise is simple — Scorsese, perfectionist filmmaker, mercilessly ridicules the photos he took of his nephew’s birthday party — but it’s his deadpan performance that really sells the joke.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025
When Harris doubts or ridicules his stature, his wealth, the size of his crowds, or whatever, he feels compelled to fight back and restore his eminent centrality at once.
From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024
A majority of consumers of Asian and Pacific Islander descent are not willing to shrug off media and advertising that ridicules or mishandles their culture.
From Seattle Times • May 1, 2024
It adds that taking disciplinary action against women for a menopause related-absence could amount to discrimination, and that language that ridicules someone's symptoms could constitute harassment.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2024
He doesn’t take their money and usually doesn’t shove them, but he ridicules them.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
