Sample sentences for SARDONIC - verbalworkout.com

(click/touch triangles for details)

Definition

humor in a mocking or critical way from someone who acts as though they are superior

or:

humor that is cynical or ironic

sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way

sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way

sardonically = with humor that is mocking, cynical, or ironic

"Meeting called to order," Jalil said sardonically.
Katherine Applegate -- Everworld - Search For Senna

sardonically = with humor that is mocking, cynical, or ironic

His sardonic mind glowed and his speech took on its old singing rhythm.
John Steinbeck -- East of Eden

sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way

sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way

The boys sideburned, long-haired- are vital, restless, sardonic;
Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim -- Westside Story

sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way

He also wears bow ties. I am never quite clear on whether all this is sartorial or sardonic—Dad's way of announcing that he used to be a punker but is now a middle-school English teacher, or if becoming a teacher has actually turned my dad into this genuine throwback.
Gayle Forman -- If I Stay

sardonic = humorous in an ironic way (saying one thing while meaning something else)

his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists
Clutton, the most silent of them all, remained behind listening, with a sardonic smile on his lips, to Cronshaw's maunderings.
Maugham, W. Somerset -- Of Human Bondage
An elderly man was at their heels scolding and directing in a creaky, sardonic voice.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Poison Belt
Jimmie gave vent to a sardonic curse and then laughed heavily.
Crane, Stephen -- Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
He continued to grin with a sardonic humour, with a cynical mockery and defiance.
London, Jack -- The Sea Wolf
I believe that I am one of the most long-suffering of mortals; but I'll admit that I was annoyed at the sardonic interruption.
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan -- The Valley of Fear
Carol's grin is sardonic.
Ellen Hopkins -- Identical
The latter has a sardonic ring.
Richard Hofstadter -- Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth
The rustler chief had a trump card to play; one that showed in his sardonic smile.
Zane Grey -- The Heritage of the Desert
The question and the use of her name was sardonic.
Ian McEwan -- Atonement
Snape raised his eyebrows and his tone was sardonic as he asked, "Are you intending to let him kill you?"
J.K. Rowling -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Search for other examples by interest

Interest — Source