Their songs were laced with a dry, sardonic wit, backed up with some catchy hooklines. From LearnThat.org. [yourdictionary.com]
His rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all great satirists. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Leaning up against her wall, his arms and ankles crossed, his expression sardonic. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Bloom] Reference
Ok, I didn't use the word sardonic with her, but I am now in the retelling. hahahahaha. From Wordnik.com. [madrigle Diary Entry] Reference
(Indeed, the word sardonic itself is traced to the name given to a Sardinian plant, which, when eaten, was said to produce convulsive laughter ending in death.). From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 1] Reference
#54 – TP, any color will do — any color except one chosen by sardonic, that is. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast PM: May 31, 2006] Reference
Let’s see, I think reckless/hot-tempered/sardonic is a little too much negativity. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum] Reference
All we get today is a different kind of sardonic head job, a "bittersweet nothingness.". From Wordnik.com. [The 7th Anniversary Of 9/11 And The Cycle Of War] Reference
They were both kind of sardonic men, unusual men, eccentric men, and in some ways loners, even though Hawthorne was married. From Wordnik.com. [Hawthorne: A Life] Reference
Roger was carrying things off rather splendidly with a kind of sardonic gusto which he could often assume in times of stress. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Stories]
I call my sardonic best friend my #1 gillfriend. From Wordnik.com. [ROM-COM COUNTS DOWN ROM-COM CLICHES] Reference
Work tends to have more whimsy and a kind of sardonic look. From Wordnik.com. [Cleveland Scene] Reference
The word is "sardonic", and it crops up in the essay Domesticating Dido by. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
A kind of sardonic malice, rocking onwards, step by step, there. '. From Wordnik.com. [The French Revolution] Reference
"sardonic" is related to a Greek word which means "to snarl," and a sardonic grin is merely a snarl. From Wordnik.com. [More Science From an Easy Chair] Reference
Aptly, it has already given rise to a sardonic joke. From Wordnik.com. [Back To The Future] Reference
"I can't relate much to sardonic criticism," he says. From Wordnik.com. [The Making Of An Ensemble] Reference
A gleam of rather sardonic mirth showed in Elisabeth's face. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
She faced it all with her crisp and often sardonic British humor. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman Of Substance] Reference
"I carry that label of being difficult, angry, sardonic," she says. From Wordnik.com. [The Crow Must Go On] Reference
He may have been Hollywood's wittiest star, certainly its most sardonic. From Wordnik.com. [Arts Extra:Being Robert Mitchum] Reference
That May, three more escaped his sardonic wrath by hopping on a plane in Phoenix. From Wordnik.com. [The Fall's Constant 'Reformation'] Reference
Inside the Beltway Dole wins praise, or at least ink, for his sardonic intransigence. From Wordnik.com. [Perot: Rattling The White House] Reference
SIMON: I mean, the sardonic quality in your lyrics -- there's a song here, "Hey Leviticus.". From Wordnik.com. [Corky Siegel's Triple Blues Threat] Reference
He also says the sometimes self-deprecating woman with the ruddy, sardonic wit, is a huge loss. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Jazz Singer And Activist Abbey Lincoln] Reference
Smirsky gives Green a bitter, sardonic smile-the adult equivalent of “So funny I forgot to laugh.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Woke Up as Bo Diddley] Reference
"I felt very strongly about keeping the rather dry, sardonic humor he has in the comic books," he says. From Wordnik.com. [Along Came Spidey] Reference
As sardonic as ever, and considerably more weather-beaten, Willis couldn't be more perfect for the part. From Wordnik.com. [Hard and Harderer] Reference
Chernow wisely doesn't exhibit Burr in his full Byronic/sardonic weirdness until Hamilton's safely buried. From Wordnik.com. [ALEXANDER THE GREAT] Reference
Moretti leads us on a three-part tour of contemporary Italy -- and the inside of his quirky, sardonic head. From Wordnik.com. [A Droll Diarist] Reference
But Faulkner also appreciated, with his wry sardonic humor, how outsiders were shaped by the locale they invaded. From Wordnik.com. [Oxford Bound] Reference
Once known principally as a GOP hatchet man, Dole had rehabbed himself over the years to war hero and sardonic wit. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: Bush's Sleeper Cells] Reference
He has a dry, sardonic sense of humor; though he can affect Texan bonhomie, he's not really the towel-snapping type. From Wordnik.com. [So Now What, Mr. President?] Reference
Even if Forbes fades, the biggest risk to Dole is still himself: the sardonic senator waiting to emerge in times of stress. From Wordnik.com. [The Sum Of Dole's Fears] Reference
In dry, sardonic language, she attacked her subjects, stripping away the lies and conceits that they wore like so much makeup. From Wordnik.com. [The Real-Life Murderesses' Row] Reference
With Wyclef and Michel Martelly aka Sweet Micky (two well-known musicians) in the mix, Haiti's upcoming election has taken a sardonic turn. From Wordnik.com. [Gina Athena Ulysse: Haiti's Electionaval 2010] Reference
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