sardonically
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“The ones who aren’t creators or influencers see wearers as cringe,” Cohen said, sardonically summing up the general feeling of nonwearers as “Your life is not that cool, bro.”
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2026
His sardonically bouncy song “Vietnam,” from his self-titled album released in 1969, was said to have been Bob Dylan’s favorite antiwar song.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
The inquiry’s own lead counsel asked sardonically whether she was “the unluckiest CEO in history”.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
Thus came the thesis statement of Lavoe’s sardonically titled comeback album “Comedia”: the dark, confessional salsa piece “El Cantante,” in which Lavoe lamented the psychological cost of pop stardom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
He thought sardonically of telling him about his mother, to see how he would handle it, but he withdrew the thought quickly.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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