sarcastic
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“I feel that those sarcastic remarks are entirely uncalled for,” a self-professed “admirer of clean sports” wrote in a letter published in the Berkshire Eagle after a Lenox basketball game in 1925.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
She was withdrawn to a standing ovation in the second half and there were sarcastic cheers as the stadium announcer teased the player of the match.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Omar then turned the sarcastic thoughts and prayers around on Mace.
From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026
“I answered a question where I was being sarcastic and ironic, and it’s followed me around,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
They spoke in that fancy Valley Hope way, enunciating their consonants and rounding their vowels, and it was hard to tell whether they were sincere or sarcastic.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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