Example Sentences

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Ferrari owners and lifelong fans who for years have been mocking up their own designs of what the EV might look like lambasted the design on chat forums dedicated to the carmaker.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

But many Ghanaians have been mocking its installation - outside a hospital in the city of Sekondi - seeing it as "self glorification".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2024

People have been mocking it at least since 11:14 p.m. last night.

From Slate • Jun. 6, 2019

Viewers and TV news columnists have been mocking this cliché for decades now, labeling it irresponsible and dumb.

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2011

“You’re not getting away!” the soldier said in a tone that would have been mocking if it weren’t so vicious.

From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin