sarcasm
Example Sentences
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Colbert often emits sarcasm but in this moment, he let Vuong’s earnestness take the spotlight.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
She replied, with a hint of sarcasm, that “maybe the first step should be to go down to Palm Beach and see who we can bring back home because our tax base has been eroded.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Guardiola used sarcasm and statistics this week to defend City against claims the club's success has been due to the financial muscle of their Abu Dhabi-based owners.
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Mr Hanelly told the court that he understood the sarcasm, because it seemed "preposterous" that a shooter from "New York City had found his way to a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania".
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
My sarcasm surprised me as much as it surprised him.
From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg
Vocabulary lists containing sarcasm
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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Long Way Down
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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