satire
Example Sentences
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It’s easier to howl at a classic like “Dr. Strangelove,” which mocked the leaders giddyuping the planet’s destruction, than at a present-day satire where we ourselves are the joke.
From Los Angeles Times
The lyrics breathe like literary miniatures, gleefully exploring social satire, the fantastic and macabre.
From Los Angeles Times
The 71-year-old, who starred in "Beetlejuice" and more recently in Apple TV's Hollywood satire show "The Studio," was declared dead a short time later.
From Barron's
If “The Moment” had more time to gestate, it would likely be a much sharper and shocking satire.
From Salon
The throng included San Francisco native Gennaro Covelli, 28, who took the day off from work to figure out whether the march was satire.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
