How to Use sarcasm in a Sentence

sarcasm

noun
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  • I know you're not happy, but there's no need to resort to petty sarcasms to make your point.
  • That was sarcasm, but of course that has been the talk this week.
    — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, 20 Oct. 2020
  • So far, the main result of the pledge has been sarcasm.
    — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2018
  • The lyrics capture some of that anger with sarcasm and dry humor in the lyrics.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But as with all sarcasm, there was more than a hint of truth in that statement.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The title was meant as sarcasm, but the irony is even sharper now.
    — Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Penn cut off the screenshot of the post to hide comments that referred to it as sarcasm.
    — A. G. Hamilton, National Review, 4 Oct. 2019
  • Even Elon Musk announced the robot with a hint of sarcasm.
    — John Brandon, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Have any of them ever reached out to you on social media and asked you to stop the sarcasm?
    — Tina Akouris, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2018
  • Naturally, the suits don’t catch his sarcasm, and love the idea.
    — Kimberly Potts, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Sometimes the homespun quips give way to sharp sarcasm.
    — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But rather the droll sarcasm that can lighten the pressure in a tense dressing room and make a game feel like a game again.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Tom was quick witted and had a dry sense of humor, his sarcasm was an art form.
    — courant.com, 14 July 2019
  • Eddie had a great sense of humor, full of sarcasm and was a force to be reckoned with.
    — sun-sentinel.com, 30 June 2019
  • The hypocrisy of it all is getting too much for Mank to handle with his usual sarcasm.
    — Lindsey Bahr, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
  • How will her deadpan sarcasm hold up among the Hawaiian shirt set?
    — Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 5 May 2018
  • That last part of that comment was said with dripping sarcasm.
    — Noah Trister, Star Tribune, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Linus tells Charlie Brown with more than a hint of sarcasm.
    — David Murray, The Seattle Times, 15 Dec. 2017
  • The Balboa is just the right size for these kinds of shows — small enough to see the performer and, in this case, large enough to hold Spade’s heavy helpings of sarcasm.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Satire is the use of ridicule, sarcasm and irony to attack or expose the vices and follies of society.
    — Chris Lamb, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Despite the sarcasm and hyperbole, the legal brief isn’t a joke.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2022
  • The inherent problem with snark and sarcasm is that young kids don’t have a grasp on this kind of humor.
    — Meghan Leahy, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2023
  • There was a little personal sarcasm thing between me and Jeff, and me and Jeff on those ponies.
    — John Sturbin, Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2020
  • Forgive my sarcasm; predation brings out the worst in me.
    — Maiysha Kai, The Root, 18 July 2017
  • A neural net can't detect jokes or sarcasm unless that's what it was built to do.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2017
  • To those in her circle, Stephens is known as much for her sarcasm, wit and humor as her tennis savvy.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • In a 2001 post, the blogger Tara Liloia proposed that tildes might be used to indicate sarcasm.
    — New York Times, 9 Dec. 2020
  • The sarcasm reveals a simple truth about judges’ power.
    — Tessa Berenson, Time, 8 Feb. 2018
  • With an amazing sense of humour and gets my British sarcasm (also rare).
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 3 May 2018
  • Cannon then instructs viewers on the right way to make the semi-sweet drink — using just a touch of sarcasm.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 June 2022

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