sarcasm
Example Sentences
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“My apologies i didn’t see this person with my eyes and couldn’t hear clearly,” Carpenter wrote Saturday on X. “My reaction was pure confusion, sarcasm and not ill intended. Could have handled it better!”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny was powerful as Kurwenal, his cocky sarcasm of Act 1 giving way to the caretaker’s forced optimism in Act 3.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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
I cringed at his tone, tinged with the tiniest bit of sarcasm, as I walked to my front door.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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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