sardonic

Example Sentences

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But not all his work is overtly political, with many having a comic, or sardonic, message about society.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

Conspicuous lip color can, after all, signify a million things — from class status to sardonic camp.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

But the marketing term has since taken a viral, sardonic turn.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

These stories of Hujar’s day come through in a mildly sardonic back-and-forth, Ms. Hall’s Rosenkrantz a sympathetic partner in the knowing dialogue that unfolds between them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

“Ah, I was forgetting . . . you don’t like the dementors, do you, Albus?” said Moody with a sardonic smile.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling