Example Sentences

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Haynes signals his playfulness when he punctuates an early, funny moment with an overwrought musical flourish, as if he were satirizing the tepid soap opera that Elizabeth’s film project is destined to become.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

While the union said Auderer’s comments were satirizing the legal process that would take place after Kandula’s death, the audio sparked international outrage and calls from local officials to increase oversight of SPD and SPOG.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023

Instead of it being skits, it was actually a fully formed show that had to operate like a newsroom, because we were making a news show, but we were satirizing it.

From Salon • Jul. 19, 2021

At “The Daily Show,” we were satirizing a news program.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

"I am glad he worships anybody," he said, when some friends were satirizing an absent companion for his devotion to a great man.

From Home Life of Great Authors by Griswold, Hattie Tyng