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

Mr. Fatsis has his own gift for the sardonic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Kainene raised her eyebrows, sardonic, as if his reasoning did not make sense to her, and because of that he was afraid to tell her that he sometimes thought he loved her too much.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie