How to Use caustic in a Sentence

caustic

adjective

• The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipes.
• She wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.
• Between the layers of shell, the cashew’s nut oils are caustic.
  — Melissa Howell, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2019
• Bouchard then showered to wash the caustic substance off her body and left for the evening.
  — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
• One of the dogs had her eye gouged out and the other was forced to drink a caustic liquid.
  — Debbi Baker, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 June 2017
• At the center of it all was Barr herself and her caustic wit.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 17 May 2017
• She’s then forced to balance her own wants with those of her caustic client.
  — Courtney Howard, Variety, 1 Dec. 2022
• The locals can be caustic about attempts by the ultra-rich to save the planet.
  — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2020
• Meanwhile, two of the plays set later in time border on satire in their caustic wit.
  — Jake Lamar, The New Republic, 14 Jan. 2021
• After the caustic irony of the Whigs, the sincerity is jarring.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
• The pause in imports from Mexico comes on the heels of an already caustic season for the green fruit.
  — Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2022
• How does the love at the heart of fandom curdle into something so caustic?
  — Adam Rogers, WIRED, 6 June 2018
• Known as a caustic renegade, Davis was one of the first outspoken owners in sports.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• The band formed in 2009, and have been evolving their brand of caustic but deeply fun hardcore through a series of lineup changes.
  — Zhenzhen Yu, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
• One big puzzle for Kazemi was finding a text for the caustic Beatrice to sing.
  — Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2023
• Sorkin’s humor is cerebral, all caustic wit and clever asides.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2021
• Balls of caustic residue were observed burning on the ground after rising to the surface.
  — Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• The closely fought race followed a campaign that turned caustic.
  — Richard Rainey, NOLA.com, 14 Oct. 2017
• The reaction creates a caustic spray to ward off would-be predators.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 21 Feb. 2018
• The waxy leaves and many, rapidly dividing bulbs, plus caustic sap, make this plant very hard to manage.
  — oregonlive, 26 Mar. 2023
• What played out last week under the Capitol dome was a caustic strike on a politician whose ascent had been swift.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• But this agent was difficult to make, caustic and often smelly.
  — Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 21 June 2017
• Some of the most caustic and aware songwriting on this album is about herself.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 10 Nov. 2017
• Sodium hydroxide, or lye, is a strong base and, in its dry from, a caustic substance.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2021
• Off the court, Swiatek has also charmed tennis fans around the world with her down-to-earth nature and lightly caustic sense of humor.
  — Liam Hess, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2022
• His pictures are as caustic as their acrid green backgrounds.
  — Washington Post, 24 Dec. 2021
• Among a circle of younger avant-garde artists, Stettheimer assumed the role of a benevolent if caustic aunt.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
• They didn’t get caught in fires or exposed to caustic chemicals.
  — Sam Kean, Science | AAAS, 2 July 2021
• While lawmakers have quarreled over where to spend the money, the debates are less caustic than those in years past over where to cut back.
  — John Myers, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2021
• For some, this caustic but not wholly unkind film suggests, that’s just about enough.
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 29 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 9 May 2024