parody
noun
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing.
had parodied
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past perfectof parody.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Reiner and Co. had parodied current events and popular culture on the Caesar program, but for the Van Dyke show he deliberately avoided topical references, hoping it would seem timeless.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2020
Was the show, like so many of the sitcoms it had parodied over the years, making lame compromises simply to hang on a little longer?
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 7, 2018
He had parodied Romeo &Juliet,and William Shakespeare had not turned a hair.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some years earlier he had parodied Henley's Invictus: "Everybody's happy the Times finally made up its mind about a drama critic," wrote the New York Daily News's Broadway columnist, Robert Sylvester.
From Time Magazine Archive
Miss Allison had parodied the words of the peanut song: Any fellow that has anymea-sles And giveth his neighbour none, He sha'n't have any ofmymeasles When his mea-slesare gone.
From The Little Colonel's House Party by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
