How to Use mockery in a Sentence

mockery

noun

• His kind of personality invites mockery.
• The right regards the Hunter plea deal as a mockery of the law.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2023
• But the mockery, the loss of status and the shame remained.
  — Flora Cassen, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
• Much of the mockery came from the sports jocks and guys bigger than me.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2022
• The self-mockery strikes a tone of gothic camp which relieves the gloom.
  — Garth Greenwell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
• The Leafs’ top line made a mockery of the Wings in the first half of the second period.
  — Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2022
• And so the two men, wielding their mockery, make a show of each chortle and smirk.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
• The video and the fact that the vessel relied on the controller led to widespread mockery online.
  — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 20 June 2023
• The first debate was full of mockery, name-calling and taunts.
  — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
• Chuck Schumer has made a mockery of Robert Byrd’s reform.
  — Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2021
• Simone Biles makes a mockery of the idea that women are weak or timid.
  — USA Today, 13 Aug. 2020
• For his part, Trump may make a mockery of the debate itself.
  — Jonathan Weisman, BostonGlobe.com, 24 July 2023
• For his part, Mr. Trump may make a mockery of the debate itself.
  — Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 24 July 2023
• And makes a mockery of the whole reason gymnastics went to the open-ended Code of Points in the first place.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 21 May 2021
• Still, the launch met with a fair amount of mockery for making the wearer look, well, silly.
  — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 8 June 2023
• Will Fields make a mockery of the pundits who have knocked his Ohio State learning curve?
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2021
• And more sneering mockery of an old man hooked up to an oxygen tank.
  — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2020
• For such dishonesty doesn’t just make a mockery of truth, but of us.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Sep. 2022
• His every move is a mockery of the idea of transparency.
  — Katherine Cross, WIRED, 12 Dec. 2022
• The steely-eyed Northern Irishman was making a mockery of the firm and fast greens that had humbled so much of the field across the week.
  — Jack Bantock, CNN, 17 June 2024
• Broder develops Rachel's voice well beyond the arch mockery of the smarter-than-thou.
  — Melissa Broder, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
• The video has garnered more than 4.6 million views and plenty of mockery in the comments.
  — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
• The attention to Swift at NFL games has drawn some pushback and mockery.
  — Eric Berger, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
• But Teigen was ready with a little bit of very gentle mockery.
  — Emily Dixon, Marie Claire, 6 Nov. 2020
• There are oodles of self-mockery here, yet never quite enough, and the plot is a rum affair.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2020
• The bank has faced criticism and mockery on social media for its role in the deal.
  — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 21 Apr. 2021
• That’s a mockery of an election and a democratic process.
  — Stéphanie Fillion, Forbes, 7 May 2021
• The morning after the frosty date, Julia becomes the subject of cruel mockery across the city.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022
• Call it a hunch, call it the truth, or better yet, call it mockery of those who were oh-so-impatient.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Nov. 2022
• But alongside widespread mockery of Gunn herself runs speculation that Gunn’s presence at the Games had to be some sort of mistake, even corruption.
  — Aja Romano, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024