scathing

Example Sentences

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“While he was a very serious, earnest activist, he also had such an acute sense of cynical humor that is so fantastic and was capable of scathing satire,” her brother Devin added.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The impeachment complaints filed against her cite an alleged death threat against Marcos made during a late-night press briefing that bore shades of her father's famously scathing verbal style.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

“We were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said in a scathing 6½-minute monologue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Instead of the usual warm embrace and pledge of continued cooperation, Vance delivered a scathing indictment of their policies and their principles.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

There were three more interviews after Taylor’s, each one just as bitter and scathing and gossip-filled.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon