Example sentences for: satirical

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

  • The NYT publishes a below-the-fold headline that almost reads like a satirical teaser in The Onion : "In Intense but Little-Noticed Fight, Allies Have Bombed Iraq All Year."

  • Although the terms loonie , a diminutive noun from loon , and loony , an adjective (ultimately) from lunar are etymologically distinct, their similarity has encouraged obvious satirical connections: our economy, which is loony, has as its fundamental unit of currency the loonie; many felt that the policies of Brian Mulroney were loony.

  • A long time ago, when I was doing a satirical news show at a rock station in Los Angeles, they bought an analog tape machine with a rotating head, the premise being that it wouldn't change the pitch of records, but would slyly speed them up to make room for--more commercials.

  • 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.

  • In a satirical press release, Rep.


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