Vocabulary Word
Word: sarcasm
Definition: cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
Definition: cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic
Sentences Containing 'sarcasm'
At the same time, the thin straight lines of the setting of the eyes, and the thin straight lips, and the markings in the nose, curved with a sarcasm that looked handsomely diabolic.
I blushed under the sarcasm, and said I hadn't had any hail.
Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
yes, had I died years ago; but now to die would be, indeed, to give way to the sarcasm of destiny.
'You cannot learn frankness, Rosa,' said Mrs. Steerforth quickly--for there was always some effect of sarcasm in what Rosa Dartle said, though it was said, as this was, in the most unconscious manner in the world--'in a better school.'
All I had to do, I said, with gloomy sarcasm, was to forget Dora.
George Călinescu described Aderca as primarily a "humorist" with "a subtle reserve" and "decent sarcasm", who could nevertheless err in showing enthusiasm for "a fictitious world".
According to Călinescu, the writer's World War I articles combined "radical Christianity" with "sarcasm for the victims."
This fact, plus all the laughs, the slabs of layered-on sarcasm and the wonderfully off-the-wall plot, makes Time Gentlemen Please a joy to meander through.” Total PC Gaming magazine simply stated: “Let us remind you of the price of this gem: 2.99.
The essays were praised in the "Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature" for their "iconoclasm and trenchant wit often bordering on sarcasm."
Ed Miliband, Leader of the Opposition, responded with sarcasm to the Budget's stated goals of growth and recovery.
His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm, bitterness and dark humour.
Agnes is constantly confronted with the harsh realities of the life of the poor working class but still manages to find the optimism to carry on, frequently with a bit of sarcasm and wit using surprisingly sophisticated vocabulary.
It may be used in vulgar, obscene and offensive contexts, such as:
However, when used in sarcasm, kena can be used in apparently positive circumstances, though this is considered grammatically incorrect by the true natives of Singapore.
He has a quick wit and is known for his comebacks, namely towards Guy, Caroline and Alan, who clearly does not approve of his sarcasm.
… The most entertaining lies, as well as those lending themselves to what "Time" called Stout's 'lunch-counter sarcasm,' were used on the air."
Cantrell on the song:
There's a certain aspect of sarcasm, I guess, being a guy from Seattle who lives in L.A., ex-drug addict who lives in the belly of the beast and doesn't partake, and being totally cool with that...It's like being the bad gambler and living in Vegas.
It's just the irony of that and a little bit of sarcasm.