Sample Sentences for
sardonic
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  • He managed a sardonic smile and...  (source)
  • 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.  (source)
    sardonic = humorous in an ironic way (saying one thing while meaning something else)
  • "Meeting called to order," Jalil said sardonically.  (source)
    sardonically = with humor that is mocking, cynical, or ironic
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  • masking pity behind a sardonic tone  (source)
    sardonic = humorous in a mocking, cynical, or ironic way
  • Tellez laughed sardonically.  (source)
    sardonically = with humor that is mocking, cynical, or ironic
  • And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic.†  (source)
  • "An inch is ten miles on this map," Miss Riley said sardonically.†  (source)
  • "Thank you," Ser Jaremy replied with a sardonic smile.†  (source)
  • CROMWELL (Sardonically) You don't understand me.†  (source)
  • In any event, Lieutenant Skaaiat's sardonic practicality wasn't foreign to her house.†  (source)
  • He raised one eyebrow sardonically.†  (source)
  • She had one hand on her hip and a sardonic smile on her face.†  (source)
  • He grinned sardonically.†  (source)
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