Sentence examples for a mockery from from inspiring English sources

It was the irony in McCarthy's writing that carried the day; inherent in it was a mockery from which no one — not even the protagonist — was safe.

The specific beliefs and precepts of his faith were reduced to a mockery from the perspective of a different orbit.

The families' years of protest had drawn a measure of mockery from some quarters, including an article in 2004 in The Spectator, a conservative weekly, in which Boris Johnson, now mayor of London, accused the people of Liverpool, particularly the one-third of the population that is of Irish descent, of "wallowing" in their "victim status" over Hillsborough.

Mr. Hazan came in for a degree of mockery from other Israelis after a television reporter questioned him on Wednesday about the temples.

This development, apart from anything else, makes a mockery of a Guardian headline from 16 years ago: "Mike Leigh on Topsy-Turvy: I wouldn't direct a Gilbert and Sullivan opera".

That immediately inspired a wave of mockery from pundits and bloggers who thought the idea sounded like a joke, but, as my colleague Julia Preston reported, the concept of making life in the United States so uncomfortable for those who came here illegally that they might leave "is central to tough laws passed in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina, among other states".

Paul Cooke again made a mockery of his omission from the Great Britain squad as Hull's winning start under new coach Peter Sharp hit a new high.

The 22-year-old Slade was turned over once early on in the game but otherwise made a mockery of his omission from previous matchday squads, his deft distribution a consistent highlight.

The Pirate Bay made a mockery of takedown requests from copyright holders.

There is no downside — except maybe a bit of mockery from the pasta police (who I'm sure will arrive, in my case, later this morning).

Certainly that adage has proved true for the beleaguered talkshow host David Letterman this weekend as he faced a barrage of mockery from his acid-tongued rivals.