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Examples of sarcasm
sarcasm
Without a hint of sarcasm, Williams said he wants to attend at least 10 of them.
From the thenewstribune.com
How dare you bring your filthy sarcasm into this house of earnestness and truth?
From the telegraph.co.uk
It has double entendres laced with absurdist sarcasm and striking stage effects.
From the bbc.co.uk
More often I was subjected to sharp sarcasm at the evidence of any shortcomings.
From the theatlantic.com
Really pleased to not hear the sarcasm or worse that has been so common of late.
From the expressandstar.com
Hill is especially good as Oscar Wilde, delivering his lines with droll sarcasm.
From the tennessean.com
Good for him for saying what he felt, even if he used sarcasm to make his point.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Reaction to Werth's deal has wavered with sarcasm and snark to out-right shock.
From the stltoday.com
Some people don't like the Wyoming Republican's sarcasm, but I agreed with him.
From the chron.com
- Witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift
- (sarcastic) expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
- (sarcastically) in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"
- Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt." Sarcasm may employ ambivalence, although sarcasm is not necessarily ironic. "The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflections". The sarcastic content of a statement will be dependent upon the context in which it appears.
- A form of humor that is marked by mocking with irony, sometimes conveyed in speech with vocal over-emphasis. ...
- (sarcastic) Containing sarcasm; Having the personality trait of expressing sarcasm
- The use of praise to mock someone or something; the use of mockery or verbal irony
- Is one kind of irony; it is praise which is really an insult; sarcasm generally invovles malice, the desire to put someone down, e.g., "This is my brilliant son, who failed out of college."
- Sarcasm is a form of irony that attacks a person or belief through harsh and bitter remarks that often mean the opposite of what they say. See, for example, Dave Bidini's sarcastic description of arena names in "Kris King Looks Terrible": ". . . these days, arena names make little sense. ...
