Sentence examples for mocking humor from inspiring English sources

Some, like the "still life" winner below, have a touch of mocking humor.

In his own witticisms, he now hears echoes of the "pure contempt" of his father's mocking humor.

Mr. Davis, known to many for his role as the butler on "The Nanny" (whence he may have acquired an affinity for plummy tones), expertly draws out the deliciously mocking humor in Edgar's malice, too.

It has everything: a headline that draws just the right amount of attention, the basic information and mostly lots of self- and industry mocking humor.

The New York Times Janet Maslin was not as appreciative of the film, saying "not much of 'Scream' is that gruesome"; she observes that Craven "wants things both ways, capitalizing on lurid material while undermining it with mocking humor.

But the same mocking humor becomes effective in "Blumfeld, an Elderly Bachelor," in which a disaffected accountant's relationship with his furniture becomes a story of unlikely connection.

And "Stuck," while not strictly a horror film, is steeped in gore and carries a seam of mocking gallows humor as relentless as that of "Sweeney Todd".

The author leavens the book with slightly mocking Brit humor, and scruples to define and explain RNA, pitching his sentences to the lay reader.

One thing the party detests even more than being denounced is being mocked, and humor is the signature element of Ai's assaults.

Frank Rich tries to collapse the vulgarity of the Super Bowl show into George Carlin's mocking and harmless humor or Bono's enthusiastic expletive.

But behind the well-bred manners could be found a sly, mocking sense of humor — a quality Mr. Chabrol carried over to his frequent appearances on French talk shows.