Sentence examples for use of satire from inspiring English sources

The skilled use of satire takes this verbal jousting to its ultimate level — one step short of a fistfight".

In the history of economic thought, Frédéric Bastiat, born 200 years ago, stands out as a beacon of light-heartedness, thanks to his brilliant use of satire.

The effect of watching Caesar-as-Trump is outrageous, comical, and especially if you number among those for whom the election of this President has felt like an appalling and dangerous swerve into farce cathartic in its use of satire.

The movies have sometimes done better by satire than the theatre, and it is in the movies that an ancient doctrine having to do with principles of decorum in the use of satire and ridicule has been exploded.

Gargantua was a fictional character from Francois Rabelais' 16th century novel pentalogy titled The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel whose popularity was centered upon its liberal use of satire, absurdity, and crude humor.

Wang's story exemplifies the growing power of the internet in China: the airing of grievances; the ability to reach a wider audience; the use of satire to discuss serious topics.

This is the endearment adopted by Anne Frank to address her own diary, and thus, one might imagine, exempt from the uses of satire.

In those columns, Long had Trump, Jr., address his journal as "Kitty". This is the endearment adopted by Anne Frank to address her own diary, and thus, one might imagine, exempt from the uses of satire.

(This is why Facebook has been testing the use of a "satire" tag on shared news stories – Facebook users apparently have difficulty discerning truth from bias and falsehoods).

In contrast, FilmsAsia reviewer Soh Yun-Huei panned its use of political satire, which she felt "[causes] the film to be devoid of innocence and replaced with a sense of agenda and manipulation".

For years, Horner wrote intentional fake news under the guise of satire using various pseudonyms and on different websites.