sardonic
Example Sentences
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The author depicts all this vividly and with sardonic wit, but with little fuss or outrage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Ms. Ziegler’s sardonic humor flickers or flares in virtually every scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Conspicuous lip color can, after all, signify a million things — from class status to sardonic camp.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
However, a touch of sardonic levity has always been part of Panahi’s storytelling.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026
He missed the easy if largely wordless comradeship he’d had with gruff, sardonic old Roger Morris right from the first day of freshman turnout.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Vocabulary lists containing sardonic
The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 2
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ACT Reading Test: Words to Capture Tone, List 4
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