How to Use mock in a Sentence

mock

1 of 3 verb

• The boys mocked him for showing fear.
• They continue to mock the idea of a new government.
• You can mock me as much as you like, but I'm going to do it anyway.
• We are being mocked for our religious beliefs.
• He mocks art only because he doesn't understand it.
• Kiper mocks him 31st in his mock draft this week; Miller mocks him 44th.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
• This is the sort of thing that is easily mocked, by some.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Apr. 2023
• The unit involved, in fact, mocked the victims and showed a lack of compassion.
  — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Feb. 2024
• The students at my school mocked my siblings and me because of our dreadlocks.
  — Safiya Sinclair and Nicole Dennis-Benn, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
• After being mocked as a lottery pick at one point, he’s now dropped to the late-first-round range in most mock drafts.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2024
• Diesel even mocked the script rolling across the prompter that Universal had put together for the actor to read about the movie.
  — Anousha Sakoui, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
• In the video, Fallon shared with his fellow late-night talk show hosts that he has been mocked for the appearance of his thumbs.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• The View hosts mocked rumors that singer Taylor Swift is a psyop for the government.
  — Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
• Advertisement The final hours The Apple deal was easy to mock once the number was leaked to the public.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
• His name and the image appear to have been a prank or joke mocking a victim of racist terror.
  — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
• But Taranto wants to complicate the Rubin, not just mock it.
  — Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• But its offer of $25 a pop — about a tenth of the going rate — was widely mocked on social media.
  — Alex Barinka, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2023
• Pro Football Focus mocks Taylor 32nd overall, the final pick of the first round.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2024
• The Weeknd responded with a comic video mocking Rolling Stone.
  — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 May 2023
• Joanna adds that students used to call her names and mock her for eating rice in the cafeteria at lunch.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024
• Trump mocked the 5 1/2 years McCain spent as a prisoner of war in Vietnam.
  — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• The program was widely mocked by the food elite, but drew nearly three million viewers at its peak.
  — Kim Severson, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• Witness the launch of a new streaming app, Max, being roundly mocked in the industry.
  — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2023
• Her face is mocking, with a smile cutting through her porcelain beauty, teeth barred and ready to bite down on the words that follow.
  — Vulture, 4 May 2023
• At school, other kids mocked my name, my accent and the bowl haircut my father always got me.
  — Raksha Vasudevan, New York Times, 6 June 2023
• According to Dafoe, the makeup team would first mock up scars so that Dafoe could get a better sense of what Dr. Baxter would look like.
  — Valerie Wu, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
• Joanna revealed that students used to call her names and mock her for eating rice in the cafeteria at lunch.
  — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• He was also mocked for years over everything from his ears to his penchant for talking to plants.
  — David Luhnow, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
• Le Bois sans Feuilles is one of French cuisine’s temples of jaw-dropping excess, but Wiseman isn’t there to mock.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
• The prospect of making a less crispy Doritos chip surfaced several years ago, and was widely mocked.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023

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mock

2 of 3 noun

• By the time the draft starts, the Cowboys will have done at least 30 mocks.
  — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2023
• Here's what the initial mock drafts say about the No. 6 pick.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2022
• Here’s The Times’ first mock of the year, and a look at one way the draft could unfurl: 1.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2022
• This mock has the Packers trading up to No. 21 and the Colts pick 29th.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Mar. 2021
• And that was the cool thing about doing a lot of these mock-up drafts.
  — Amanda Kaschube, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2022
• Davis’ name has shown up in the late third round of WNBA mock drafts.
  — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2022
• But the box did contains a mock-up of a high school diploma.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2022
• That was the case in one of our Baltimore Sun mock drafts, too.
  — Jonas Shaffer, Baltimore Sun, 28 Apr. 2022
• The wait staff mock applauded in the shadows with glee.
  — James Raineystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2022
• Tim Bielik also did a full first-round mock back on Feb. 22.
  — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2022
• Check out what recent NBA mock drafts are saying about the guard and his future in the league.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
• The first four-year player to go in this mock, Kispert also could be the draft’s best shooter.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland, 24 June 2021
• And the Boston Fed last month unveiled a technical mock-up for the project.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
• The 20-year-old is not projected to go in the first round of any prominent mock drafts.
  — Kirkland Crawford, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2021
• Around a minute into the demonstration, the mock-up living room was full of fire and smoke.
  — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2021
• The mock-ups showed the palace structure in the shape of the state symbol, a mythical Garuda, with its wings spread.
  — Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2022
• This week’s mock has three quarterbacks going in the first 13 picks, but this is based on need.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2021
• Ridder is the fifth quarterback off the board in McShay’s mock.
  — Dan Kadar, The Enquirer, 6 May 2021
• High school mock trial teams have eight weeks to prepare for a case before it is tried.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2023
• In fact, 29 of the 32 players listed in the first round of a new CBS mock draft Friday have declared their entry.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 14 Jan. 2023
• The next half-dozen mock drafts will surely look different.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
• Smith wasn't projected to go near No. 10 in NBA mock drafts this season.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2020
• The beef roll, the heavy mock stitching, the large tongue, and the squat heel are all fundamental penny loafer features.
  — Brad Lanphear, Men's Health, 8 Sep. 2023
• Paul Rudd was his delightful Paul Rudd self, mock-hailing a cab in the crosswalk.
  — Curbed, 5 Dec. 2022
• Phillips’ history with concussions is the cause for his fall in this mock.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• Jeff showed me the wooden mock-up of the Palm Pilot that served as the original Pilot's guide in that meeting.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• The Washington Post's January mock draft did not have Wentz going in the first round.
  — Nat Newell, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Apr. 2021
• The process took much of May and June and involved more than 10 mock-ups and a lot of back-and-forth with state and county officials and their legal teams.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• The bit continues on throughout the mock behind-the-scenes featurette, with Park standing in for Krasinski.
  — Tatiana Tenreyro, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Feb. 2024
• During eighth grade mock elections, she was voted most likely to succeed.
  — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 11 Feb. 2024

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mock

3 of 3 adjective

• We stared at him in mock surprise.
• Every summer, our history club performs mock battles to relive our country's greatest war.
• The final edition of the AP’s 2023 mock draft gives the nod to Young.
  — Rob Maaddi, ajc, 26 Apr. 2023
• Guests will be able to exchange vows at a mock chapel at the back of the ballroom.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• Here's our mock draft in the wake of Tuesday's lottery: 1.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
• The mock neck keeps us cozy and warm on cold winter days, and the bell sleeves feel festive and fun.
  — Elle Murphy, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
• None of those names are popping up on mock drafts right now.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 3 Aug. 2023
• Many first round mock drafts lean offense-heavy for 2024.
  — Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
• Pro Football Network has Trice going in the fourth round of its mock draft.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 27 Feb. 2023
• You get caught up in these mock drafts, all these accolades.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
• Malek, for his part, wore a navy mock neck button-up, matching trousers, and a black coat with leather boots.
  — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 8 Feb. 2024
• In 2017, a fifth-grade classroom in New Jersey held a mock slave auction.
  — Itzel Luna, USA TODAY, 27 July 2023
• The dress was form-fitting with a mock neck detail as well as ruching at one side of her waist.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
• Other mock drafts have him off the draft board entirely.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Jan. 2023
• When the Suns’ Devin Booker hit four free throws late in the period, the crowd responded with mock cheers.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
• Sniffen was 27 at the time and a coach for the West Anchorage High School girls’ mock trial team.
  — Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2023
• Trades, which are sure to happen, weren’t factored into this mock draft.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2023
• With a semi-relaxed fit, shorter waist, and mock neck, the fit allows for ease of swing and movement.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• The singer appeared on the balcony of a mock motel that had been created for her gig at the festival.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
• The mock neck top has a soft puff sleeve with an elegant drape that adds interest to the silhouette.
  — Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• In a series of tests, the new robot could jump up to 20 times its body length, climb walls, solder a circuit board and escape from a mock prison.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2023
• They were pistol-whipped, cut with knives, shocked with stun guns, made to kneel for mock executions.
  — James Verini Paolo Pellegrin, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• Smith has been projected as a top-five pick in several mock NBA drafts.
  — Bob Holt, Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2022
• The stunner of the night that brought loud house cheers and applause: a black mock neck one-piece with long sleeves and a neon yellow bodice, too stunning to leave on the sandy beaches.
  — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• And the New York Giants have been loosely linked to various quarterback prospects in mock drafts as of late.
  — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2024
• The 30 or so Black men in Osborne’s re-enactment group are on friendly terms with the white men who face off against them in mock battles.
  — Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
• The lone Dutchman raises his arms in mock approval of his enemy.
  — cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
• The officers eased just through the door of the mock classroom and began a dialogue while keeping a safe distance.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• Fallon said in mock surprise as the singer — his knee-length leather duster flapping behind him — walked off without a word.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 14 Mar. 2024
• The mock bracket was compiled before last weekend’s games.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024