Sample Sentences forsatire (editor-reviewed)
satire as in: wrote a satire
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The play is a sharp satire of celebrity culture, mocking our obsession with fame.satire = criticism in a humorous way
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Through satire, the cartoon exposed how ridiculous the new policy looked in practice.satire = humorous criticism
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He read and reread the works of Stephen Potter, the English writer who coined the terms one-upmanship and gamesmanship, not as social satire but as a manual of practical stratagems. (source)satire = criticism in a humorous way
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His essay was a satire on the source of food in the school dining hall—"MYSTERY MEAT," (source)satire = humorous criticism
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They closed the door behind them with exaggerated, perhaps even satirical, care, and at the moment they released the handle Emily picked up her spoon and the company followed her. (source)satirical = in a mocking way
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Satire employs humor systematically for the purpose of persuasion (source)Satire = criticism in a humorous way
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She could not sit still; she wanted to go and hear the worst at once; she wondered even that Chauvelin had not come yet, to vent his wrath and satire upon her.† (source)
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Even in anger, he was suave and satirical, and whisky usually served to intensify these qualities.† (source)
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He rolled his eyes and went through a limber, satiric buck-and-wing.† (source)
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As we cut left on the almost satirically named Wall Street, Nathaniel holds up the procession to grab a dustpan and broom from his cart so he can clear the cigarette butts, syringes and empty cans.† (source)
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I daresay his papers, if he has left any, include some satires that may be published without too destructive results fifty years hence.† (source)
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My father, before he met an unfortunate accident ...my father was a great admirer of Julius Streicher for this reason—he applauded the way in which Herr Streicher has satirized so instructively this degenerate trait in the Jewish character.† (source)standard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
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Eventually, Threpe was called up onto the stage where he sang a scathing little ditty of his own design, satirizing one of Tarbean's councilmen.† (source)
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And there is always the non-productive brotherhood of critics to disparage and to satirize, to view with horror and contempt.† (source)
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All those Columbia experts can spiel all they want about the delicious satire; they're crazy.† (source)
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He has a very satirical eye, and if I do not begin by being impertinent myself, I shall soon grow afraid of him.† (source)
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