skewer

Example Sentences

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Since they formed in 2019, the artists have gained an international reputation for employing the slick tropes of marketing and fashion to playfully skewer consumerism and supply-chain systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

The play, which is having its Los Angeles premiere at Pasadena Playhouse, seems like it could have been commissioned to skewer this destructive, benighted and completely mortifying anti-science moment.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025

It’s no wonder “South Park” was able to skewer the government so easily.

From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025

With the new series, Sadler wants to continue to "skewer" topical issues and taboo subjects.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

The red peppers and onions on the skewer were slathered in so much sauce, you could hardly blame them for being healthy.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon