Example Sentences

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Calling on allies to “step up” after ridiculing them was “ham-handed,” Radd said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

"For example, a tweet being shared to allege homophobia on my part was actually ridiculing homophobia," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

At a demonstration outside the Parliament building in the Bulgarian capital, a giant screen looped videos and memes ridiculing politicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

Raising his phone to capture the confrontation on video, the senator began ridiculing her.

From New York Times • May 26, 2024

He’s gaining volume and kind of enjoying ridiculing me, the way somebody just a few years older than you can love power more than genuinely old people like your parents.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle