How to Use satire in a Sentence

satire

noun
  • His movies are known for their use of satire.
  • The movie is a political satire.
  • The creator of the video said it was meant to be satire.
    Anchorage Daily News, 1 Mar. 2020
  • The authors use at least two of the prime tools of satire.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2021
  • That’s the tricky part about trying to merge tragedy and satire.
    Lili Loofbourow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • The kills are gory, the satire is thick, and the charm is so infectious.
    Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Dice shared the video on YouTube as well with the same satire disclaimer.
    Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • The melodrama, in fact, is so high, the film teeters on the brink of satire.
    cleveland, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The satire about the high-tech world ended with Season 6.
    oregonlive, 11 July 2020
  • The idea: a satire of that storied—well, snapshot—species, the street-style star.
    Cindy Sherman, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2016
  • Another, though, is that the sameness is part of the satire.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2021
  • Someone might believe that a joke or satire is the truth.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Sign up to receive more news satire by Andy Borowitz in your in-box.
    Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2022
  • User @zactokz notes in his bio that his posts are satire.
    Nayeli Lomeli, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2022
  • In this dystopian satire, winning is far from the point.
    Washington Post, 26 May 2021
  • That silence helped make the queen an easy target of satire.
    John Jurgensen, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Jane Austen's novel is a satire of the class system and small-town life.
    Isaac Feldberg, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2020
  • Holt’s satire is a window into the end of the Tory years.
    Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2024
  • The satire is gentle, with the kinds of details that come from deep knowledge.
    Madeleine Schwartz, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
  • But the stories are set in the present day and are filled with topical jokes and satire.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2023
  • You, who heard the wink and humor in 'Blank Space' and maybe even empathized with the pain behind the satire.
    Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Good satire also has to sting, and the show’s laughter never lets us off the hook.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2023
  • So, that idea took us to the figure of the vampire and that satire was the only way to approach him.
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Still, The Menu is mostly a satire, and a successful one at that.
    Nico Avalle, Bon Appétit, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Most of the first act is a satire of language and group dynamics.
    David Benedict, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Sabia, who is gay, said his remarks were meant as satire.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2022
  • But now, there are a jillion, and satire has gone more mainstream.
    Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The show is an amazing satire of the fame-market hustle in New York City.
    The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • Contrast exists too in the film’s objective as by turns sincere and biting satire, much to the chagrin of critic Roger Ebert, who panned the film in a one-star review upon its release.
    Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • In this case, the satire may have been timed to discredit Goldberg's real article, and his criticism of the former president.
    Peter Suciu, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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