Example sentences for: satiric

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

  • The Onion . The Madison, Wis.,-based satiric newspaper/Web site rides a wave of recent publicity: Our Dumb Century (written by the editors) is now No.

  • Why must people be ironical instead of ironic , or satirical instead of satiric ? The - ate suffix, originally a harmless suffix to denote causative verbs such as substantiate from substance, is particularly pernicious.

  • After the morose twilight years of the Sun King, the societal tone changed with the satiric pen of Voltaire and the erotic fantasies of Watteau’s paintings and Marivaux’s comedies.

  • Highly touted are Steven Spielberg's World War II drama Saving Private Ryan (starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon) and Peter Weir's satiric The Truman Show , about a man (Jim Carrey) whose entire life is televised.

  • The Mexican concept of death is exemplified in the satiric antics of the calavera and this perspective is also found in the art, literature, and performance arts of Chicanos.


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