Sentence examples for subtle satire from inspiring English sources

Muñoz Molina layers a subtle satire of artistic hypocrisy with a stirring account of class separation.

Juxtaposing the grotesque and the banal, Aira builds a subtle satire about society's draining effect on individuals.

The resulting mayhem is a far from subtle satire, sparing no one in its depiction of greed and self-interest.

Arnold's fans did not want subtle satire, and Coca and Caesar did not do Blues Brothers routines.

Given that his words were aimed at a Conservative party now zooming into pre-election mode under the supervision of Lynton Crosby, they read like subtle satire.

An animated series "Dashawi" ("A member of IS"), also by Al Iraqiya, mocks the fundamentalist interpretation of Islam (pictured).The region's comics have long used subtle satire to criticise their authoritarian regimes, yet with little success in effecting change.

All the elements that made the original such a clever and durable and indeed lovable comedy are turned up for parade, present and correct: the wit, the subtle satires on our still mostly intact class system, and the knockabout (in just the right proportion).

Unless this is a super-subtle satire - part of a larger macrocosm of super-subtle satire - taking the mickey out of America's concept of abroad.

In the next two novels, "Hidden Moon" and "Bamboo and Blood", a subtle, indirect satire on a state develops that is too bizarre for comedy.

The latter crashes the former's Chilean psychedelic beach odyssey, leading to subtle cultural satire and self-discoveries of a more down-to-earth nature.

Perhaps, in a rare instance of subtle social satire, this film is being released on July 4 to remind America of the high cost of freedom of speech.