SARCASM in a Sentence

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26 example sentences for SARCASM, such as:

1. But he didn't appreciate the sarcasm.
2. There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.
3. The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
4. There was a world of sarcasm in his voice as he spoke.
5. Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.

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 Meanings and Examples of SARCASM
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sarcasm
 n.  cutting, often ironic remark intended to wound; stinging rebuke; form of humor by mocking with irony
Classic Sentence: (23 in 2 pages)
1  "I do appreciate good advice so much," said Scarlett, with all the sarcasm she could muster.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
2  She could--and did--shout them down with bitter sarcasm but before Melanie's unselfishness she was helpless, helpless and resentful.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
3  But they did not seem so beautiful when dragged to the light by Rhett, especially in that deceptively smooth voice that covered sarcasm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
4  His impersonal courtesy toward her that had begun during her convalescence continued and he did not fling softly drawled barbs at her or sting her with sarcasm.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LVIII
5  As they approached their own lines there was some sarcasm exhibited on the part of a gaunt and bronzed regiment that lay resting in the shade of the trees.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 21
6  There was a world of sarcasm in his voice as he spoke.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
7  'Oh, it wouldn't make any difference to my feeling for you,' she said, with a certain sarcasm.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
8  But he didn't appreciate the sarcasm.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 17
9  I see you were not,' said the stranger; an expression of quiet sarcasm playing about his mouth; 'or you have known my name.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
10  She colored angrily, but took no other notice of that girlish sarcasm, and answered with unexpected amiability.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
11  The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
12  I will not swear, reader, that there was not something of repressed sarcasm both in the tone in which I uttered this sentence, and in the feeling that accompanied it.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
13  The minister quailed before this outburst of sarcasm.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11. The Corsican Ogre.
14  Faria replied to this sarcasm with a glance of profound contempt.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14. The Two Prisoners.
15  I ought to have guessed the truth from the timidity with which she had repeatedly approached her sarcasm, only bringing herself to utter it at last with an effort.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: VI
Example Sentence:
1  The critic's caustic remarks angered the hapless actors who were the subjects of his sarcasm.
2  Your sarcasm is appreciated but what I'm trying to say is that both campaigns have been painting very dark pictures of each other.
3  There was an edge of sarcasm in her voice.