How to Use acerbic in a Sentence

acerbic

adjective
  • That acerbic wit, who designed to be at the center of things.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2026
  • Sykes will no doubt lean on her stand-up background and acerbic humor.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2022
  • And as the nine have fractured, their opinions have grown more acerbic.
    — Joan Biskupic, CNN, 11 Dec. 2021
  • The acerbic rebel Jubal Early played the lead role in this process.
    — John Reeves, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021
  • After months of sweatpants, an acerbic outfit would do me good.
    — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2020
  • The writing across all of these works is vivid, acerbic, unflinching.
    — Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Now attorneys are involved and the language is filled with legalese and a more acerbic bite.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • Everyone is so touched that even Zoë can’t find anything acerbic to say.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
  • She is known for being fun-loving, acerbic and witty, and for flirting with younger men.
    — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2024
  • His acerbic sideline rants and berating of players are one thing.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Parcells or Coughlin, even at their acerbic best, couldn’t have said it any better.
    — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2021
  • Her acerbic wit and lack of boundaries got her in trouble with both love interests and bosses.
    — Brooke Lefferts, chicagotribune.com, 21 Oct. 2019
  • The switch gives extra bite to some acerbic moments, extra spice to some of the comedy.
    — Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2017
  • Peter Dinklage chews his scenes as an acerbic children's-book author.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2019
  • In other words, expect a lot more adventure with acerbic wit to come to screens large and small in the coming years.
    — Wired, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Kelly’s players vouched for his acerbic sense of humor in the strange aftermath.
    — Mike Berardino, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2021
  • In the show, the political theatre and acerbic wit drive the drama.
    — Alan Foster, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The audience lapped up his acerbic takes on how to improve the sport’s most essential piece of equipment.
    — Brendan I. Koerner, Wired, 27 May 2021
  • The camera loves not just their faces but their mutual mixture of sweetness and acerbic thorniness.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Munger, who is known for his quick wit and acerbic manner, will turn 100 in January.
    — Josh Funk, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Among the unpublished works is an acerbic essay that Miller penned in the wake of Monroe’s death.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Jan. 2018
  • First there was Popovich, the acerbic Spurs head coach who once brought Kerr off the bench for a championship team.
    — Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 May 2018
  • Critics have praised the film for its raw and honest portrayal of a relationship and acerbic wit.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 9 May 2025
  • The club is led by Elizabeth, a quick-witted, acerbic former secret agent.
    — Washington Post, 25 June 2021
  • The humorous Fred Pitts as the acerbic and honest coach delights.
    — David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The host, Scotty, is an acerbic jerk who saves his meanest digs for Richter’s Mickey.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Ray’s sour and acerbic, allowing Hawke to put the excellent growliness of his voice to good use.
    — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Why is Luke, previously the most earnest guy in the galaxy, letting loose with acerbic wisecracks?
    — Kyle Smith, National Review, 12 Dec. 2017
  • And his unorthodox — many would say faulty — views on trade deficits and the economy, as well as his acerbic style, have turned off many in his profession.
    — Don Lee, latimes.com, 10 Mar. 2018
  • And the acerbic British singer-songwriter seems to credit some of her good fortune to her boyfriend, sports agent Rich Paul.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2021

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