Sentence examples for mockingly but from inspiring English sources

He used it mockingly, but I took pride in that name.

On the eve of the election, Trump's aides reportedly took away his Twitter account, leading President Obama to mockingly — but seriously!

"They've only got one pub", they sang mockingly, but the atmosphere was one of drunken cheer and mingling with the locals, with communication consisting almost exclusively of the repeated use of two Russian expressions: "Na zdorov'ya" ("cheers") and "khorosho" ("good").Breakdowns on the new high-speed trains caused delays to regular services.

A game that in the previous century had only reluctantly conceded that players need not wear a top hat was faced with teams clad in what were mockingly (but fairly) dubbed "pyjamas".Now big money, floodlights and the coloured strips are all accepted parts of the game.

'Dan in Real Life' is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant".

'Dan in Real Life' is neither wildly farcical nor mockingly cruel, but rather, for the most part, winningly gentle and observant". 1 A.M. (13) THEATER TALK A tribute to the Vineyard Theater's 30th anniversary features its artistic director, Douglas Aibel Linda Lavinn, who starred in the company's production of "The Lyons"; and Colman Domingo, who wrote and performed "A Boy and His Soul".

Mockingly -- but more than likely terrified inside, as bullies tend to be -- the others warned him: "Fool!

Even an 1868 "Handbook of Fictitious Names" didn't help: Felix is listed, but next to his pseudonym is nothing but a mockingly empty pair of brackets.

The chants of "Bramble for England" were only aired mockingly before this season, but he has been awarded the club's player of the year award.

Mr. Chen's Jeep was traveling 17 miles an hour at the time of the incident, but he mockingly offered to his rivals that for them, "the Jeep doesn't have to be moving; it can be parked".

A Senate candidate said mockingly "she loves her pantsuits" but "she deserves a bright orange jumpsuit".