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
His jokes - switching easily between Hindi and English and brimming with sarcasm and rooted in everyday observation - helped him build a large online following within a short span of time.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 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
I use sarcasm to deflect the tidal wave of terror that’s ripping through my body right now.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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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