Sentence examples for mocking humour from inspiring English sources

Churchill also realises the old have aspirations, too – at one point they dwell on the joys of flight – and are not without a mocking humour.

His early development of a protective shield of mocking humour with which to face a world in which science had become trifling and art inconsequential is visible in the satirical An Island in the Moon (written c. 1784 85); he then took the bolder step of setting aside sophistication in the visionary Songs of Innocence (1789).

On Wednesday, he delivered some gently mocking humour to a room predominantly made up of European journalists who were, largely, asking about the failings of the American team.

The memo encourages the use of "mocking humour" as well as developing "cheer lines" – ie lines that go down well in the chamber and are likely to get an airing on news bulletins.

Obviously, Cameron knew about the leaked memo – with its advice to use "mocking humour" and develop "cheer lines" for the TV news bulletins – and could play it as his ace whenever it suited him.

It is a courageous piece of work, full of anxiety, pain and doubt, but also pluck and personal discovery, and all tempered by a self-mocking humour.

So is Mr Kluger's mix of cliché-mocking humour, hip language and genuine pain.

The link even extended to their trademark tuning forks, trusty songbooks and self-mocking humour, emphasising the irrelevance of vocal perfection when beautiful old songs with an historic role in rural local communities are sung with love and conviction.

Farage: It was no stand-up routine - there was much earnest talk about the evils of the EU - but this being Farage there was still plenty of self-mocking humour and eye-rolling pretend outrage at his outlaw status at the Tory conference.

In a blogpost, Rogers has the strikingly original idea, never before contemplated in conservative humour circles, of mocking political correctness.

The senator's new tack has nonetheless invited questions over his willingness to engage in low-brow humour, such as mocking Trump's face, tan and small hands, while seeking the nation's highest office.