Example Sentences

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But he added, acidly: “there was little about melancholia that he didn’t know; there was little else that he did.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

One minister said acidly of Rishi Sunak: "His competence masks his incompetence."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2024

With acidly dark humor and a string of unpredictable twists, this auspicious debut packs tonally precise social commentary into an enthralling crime drama.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2023

At one point, Posobiec, in response to a clarification of the book's setting, shouted acidly, "Gee, thanks, Mr. Spicer."

From Salon • May 6, 2023

"No, in the water," he said acidly and, I hoped, sarcastically.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood