sardonic

Example Sentences

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The writing in that book is sardonic and lacerating, but it doesn’t dazzle for its own sake.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 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

Hoy goes over to check in with Sir Andy Murray about his readiness and is met with a typical sardonic quip from his fellow Scot.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 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