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Meanings of sardonic humor in English

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Usage of sardonic humor in English
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He enjoyed their perplexity, finding in the situation a certain sardonic humor.
The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain
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I enjoy the sardonic humor with which Punch hustles off his victims.
An Unpardonable Liar
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He had good impulses, but they never interfered with his sardonic humor.
The Rustlers of Pecos County
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He spoke in a thin dry voice, shrouded in sardonic humor.
The Conflict
5
Tobey and Michael, outsiders in different ways, communicate via sardonic humor and deadpan barbs.
Reuters
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Underneath this apparent simplicity I discovered a grim sardonic humor.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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The corner of the captain's mouth ticked with sardonic humor.
Crown of Slaves
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Right here was a good place to get the lab report, he thought with sardonic humor.
Go home, stranger
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There was the suggestion of an answering gleam of sardonic humor in Galloway's cold gray eyes.
The Grain of Dust: A Novel
10
He spent money easily, he danced well, he had audacity and a sort of sardonic humor.
Dangerous Days
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There is grim significance in the sardonic humor of the man who first named it White Mule.
The Trail of the White Mule
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There was in Foster Mantel a sort of sardonic humor into which he was always withdrawing himself.
The Redemption of David Corson
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An organic imperative demanded ceremony: a formal gathering of warriors and a holy, saturnalian festival of sardonic humor.
Gods go begging
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His lips twisted with sardonic humor.
Embrace the darkness
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Robert said nothing, but the sardonic humor of both the Onondaga and the hunter was well to the fore.
The Masters of the Peaks: A Story of the Great North Woods
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With sardonic humor, sex is shown as putting Johnny to sleep, or as just a quick, meaningless physical workout.
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