Used in a Sentence

sardonically

How to use sardonically in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for sardonically.

Editorial note

Still, sardonically they created two ad campaigns: Apple vs free internet and vs small businesses. Their whole marketing stunt was laughably wrong.

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Quick take

in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"

Meaning at a glance

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adverb

in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sardonically.

adverb

in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"

Example sentences

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Still, sardonically they created two ad campaigns: Apple vs free internet and vs small businesses. Their whole marketing stunt was laughably wrong.

2

Here's another: he wasn't refusing to answer my question, he was sardonically answering it.

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I can't speak for him, but I understood him to be sardonically answering my question. If he was genuinely afraid to say anything bad about the place I imagine he'd have said "it was okay" or the like.

4

As Aaronson's article so sardonically points out, there's nothing there to debunk. Every claim that can be made about the "hydrino" can be made with equal weight about the "doofusino," so what's the point?

5

I get that you meant that sardonically but it's worth pointing out that it would be even more unprofitable implementing ways to catch and redirect you.

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I hate to have to sardonically upvote this but Apple has really been losing their way. I find both my iMac and my iPhone to be increasingly nagware-focused, especially because I have zero desire to use iCloud.

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Or am I using this community-accepted phrasing sardonically, as another way of saying, 'That's like, your opinion, man.'"

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The OP's post was so histrionically overwrought that I responded sardonically. Apologies if you were offended.

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Less sardonically, even techies seem to get their share-this-with-people neurotransmitters activated by seeing sharing widgets. Its a call to action.

10

A lot of Dilbert comic strips are humorous because they have a grain of inspiration from reality, so people can actually relate to the ludicrous situations, and thereby understand and laugh, even if only sardonically at times. I think this falls into that category.

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My sense is that he is sardonically looking back at a shitty situation, not of his own making, that happened to work out for the better, and despite this would not wish it upon anyone, rather than endorsing it as being part of some larger 1980s laissez-faire bullshit ideology.

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Less sardonically: "professional-grade" appliances, granite countertops, redone cabinets which were custom-built by artisans out of exotic-but-sustainable wood as opposed to something which came out of a factory in China, etc, will all let you spend arbitrary amounts of money in a kitchen.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sardonically in a sentence?

Still, sardonically they created two ad campaigns: Apple vs free internet and vs small businesses. Their whole marketing stunt was laughably wrong.

What does sardonically mean?

in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the truth,' he interposed sarcastically"

What part of speech is sardonically?

sardonically is commonly used as adverb.