SARCASM in a Sentence
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26 example sentences for SARCASM, such as:
1. But he didn't appreciate the sarcasm.
2. There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.
3. The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
4. There was a world of sarcasm in his voice as he spoke.
5. Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
2. There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.
3. The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
4. There was a world of sarcasm in his voice as he spoke.
5. Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of SARCASM
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sarcasm
n. cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
Classic Sentence: (23 in 2 pages)
1 "I do appreciate good advice so much," said Scarlett, with all the sarcasm she could muster.
2 She could--and did--shout them down with bitter sarcasm but before Melanie's unselfishness she was helpless, helpless and resentful.
3 But they did not seem so beautiful when dragged to the light by Rhett, especially in that deceptively smooth voice that covered sarcasm.
4 His impersonal courtesy toward her that had begun during her convalescence continued and he did not fling softly drawled barbs at her or sting her with sarcasm.
5 As they approached their own lines there was some sarcasm exhibited on the part of a gaunt and bronzed regiment that lay resting in the shade of the trees.
6 There was a world of sarcasm in his voice as he spoke.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
7 'Oh, it wouldn't make any difference to my feeling for you,' she said, with a certain sarcasm.
8 But he didn't appreciate the sarcasm.
9 I see you were not,' said the stranger; an expression of quiet sarcasm playing about his mouth; 'or you have known my name.
10 She colored angrily, but took no other notice of that girlish sarcasm, and answered with unexpected amiability.
11 The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.
12 I will not swear, reader, that there was not something of repressed sarcasm both in the tone in which I uttered this sentence, and in the feeling that accompanied it.
13 The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
14 Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
15 I ought to have guessed the truth from the timidity with which she had repeatedly approached her sarcasm, only bringing herself to utter it at last with an effort.
Example Sentence:
1 The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
2 Your sarcasm is appreciated but what I'm trying to say is that both campaigns have been painting very dark pictures of each other.
3 There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.