Example sentences for: sarcastic

How can you use “sarcastic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • There are some ninety occurrences of name-calling, insults, taunts, threats, self-deprecation, harsh commands, scolding, sarcastic remarks, and other verbal aggression in that film.

  • "There's a certain value in being overly courteous, even when it's to the point of being somewhat sarcastic."

  • Anne H. Soukhanov, who oversaw the most recent (third) edition of the American Heritage Dictionary and is now the North American editor of the Encarta World English Dictionary , recalls coming across the word these days mostly in speech, "especially in sardonic and sarcastic replies to negative-context statements such as 'Dad, I just wrecked your new car' or 'This to inform you that the IRS has targeted you for a 10 year audit,' where its use as an interjectional reply parallels similar use of standard terms like 'beautiful,' 'terrific,' or 'great.

  • The question: Is Wallace a postmodern ironist, sarcastic to the point of annoyance?

  • She's not deceived by her father's lies, as she makes clear in lots of little sarcastic asides.


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