Sentence examples for it is mocking from inspiring English sources

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It is mocking the people of the city of Kingston".

- but because it is mocking our lazy prejudices about what has cultural value.

It is mocking and absurd given the way he painted an abundance of well-fed hens and scantily dressed students.

But the picture is sloppy when it should be incisive, indulgent when it should be astringent, and ultimately unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit.

Those themes are carried into the television show, whether it is mocking gas guzzlers made by "Gigantic Motors" or creating a car that runs on pasta, setting off a near-war between the United States and Italy.

If the movie were better, its cynical view of the military might be provocative (and, to many, outrageous), but the film, A. O. Scott writes, is "unsure of what it is mocking and in what spirit".

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The cat will not accept their name if it is mocked.

It knew I was going to write this article today, and it was mocking me.

Another Phillips-penned song, "Holy Man", was an odd choice as it was mocking the fads of the day.

But, most notably, it means that a show that's mocking the royals is not really mocking the royals at all – it's mocking the media's portrayal of them.

The chief executive of the Holocaust Educational Trust, Karen Pollock, said on Twitter it was "mocking and disrespectful".

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