skewering
- present participle of skewer.
Example Sentences
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In the classroom, trainees crowded around instructor Luo Duocheng as he demonstrated slicing a slab of beef, marinating it, and skewering the meat to form identical kebabs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Which brings us back to satire falling victim to the world it is skewering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
Satirical news programs like “The Daily Show” and “Last Week Tonight” have highlighted the ups and downs of the presidential election, while garnering laughs and skewering the candidates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
In his heyday, in the 1990s, Mr. Murphy was the rare political commentator who commanded a countrywide audience, skewering Canada’s elites as well as its sometimes fragile sense of nationhood.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2024
Soon he came out, a gangling, tall, reddish-brownskinned fellow, at that time thirty- five years old; when my purpose was made known, he brisded, his eyes skewering me from behind the hom-rimmed glasses.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
