How to Use ridicule in a Sentence

ridicule

1 of 2 noun
  • She didn't show anyone her artwork for fear of ridicule.
  • Praise feels great, ridicule or people not liking it doesn't.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The hapless humans in this movie are more than enough to soak up our ridicule.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2023
  • But the plan, or at least its official launch, has been met with some ridicule.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • The ad was met with ridicule by some media outlets in Ukraine.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 22 Apr. 2023
  • But the live-in aspect of the code also received its share of ridicule.
    — Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Arizona hasn't always made the news as an object of ridicule.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2021
  • DiCaprio has managed to stay above such ridicule, at least on a large scale.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Right now, she might be required to bear the burden of customer ridicule with grace.
    — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022
  • And the disdain for and ridicule of Utah from around the country lives on, too.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Nov. 2022
  • Despite the ridicule, Pichai wasn’t concerned.
    — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026
  • Mulvaney said she's been followed, faced public ridicule and has even been scared to leave her house.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 5 July 2023
  • With the attention came ridicule and backlash.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The complaint was met with ridicule from other users on Twitter.
    — Jon Brown, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2022
  • To be sure, crass and hateful public figures are worthy of ridicule.
    — WIRED, 28 July 2023
  • When Spears shaved her head at the peak of her career, she was met with ridicule rather than compassion.
    — Jenna Ryu, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2022
  • But the comments drew ridicule on social media and stories in news outlets all over the world.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland, 14 Feb. 2022
  • She was subjected to ridicule by comedians and a top soap opera star, who used a racial slur.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2022
  • One novel might even appear in another as an object of ridicule.
    — Maya Binyam, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The ridicule only grew louder when Gaetz pulled the same stunt in the next round and the result was the same.
    — Jonathan Karl, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • In the midst of success, the famous parents have faced ridicule and been at the center of tabloid fodder.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The story brought the family much ridicule and showed them in a new light, one that was very unpleasant for them.
    — Adrienne Gaffney, ELLE, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The jury appears to be out on whether this latest marketing move is worthy of high praise or ridicule.
    — Hannah Ryan, CNN, 10 May 2022
  • While the internet was subject to ridicule, today no one would deny its major role in our lives.
    — Amanda Reiman, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Contempt often hides within sarcasm or ridicule.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • All of them have previously been singled out by Musk for ridicule or attack.
    — Jeremy B. Merrill and Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
  • His mom was originally worried the video would lead to more ridicule for Shayden.
    — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 13 July 2023
  • In recent years, Yudkowsky has become a subject of ridicule to many tech movers and shakers.
    — Robert Evans, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Twitter Blue users sometimes face ridicule on the service from other users for paying.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • To make Trump an object of ridicule then was edgy; to satirize him now is both obvious and not enough.
    — Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022

ridicule

2 of 2 verb
  • The other kids ridiculed him for the way he dressed.
  • They ridiculed all of her suggestions.
  • And for that, he was ridiculed.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Critics were quick to ridicule the new hire.
    — Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • Gastineau says the video has led to him being ridiculed and scorned.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2025
  • And you can be ridiculed for it or torn apart or judged at any second.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 29 Nov. 2025
  • It was ridiculed in many quarters for doing so.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The author goes on to ridicule and scorn Leno for his comments.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Willy and his boys ridicule Bernard for being a studious nerd.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Barkley has ridiculed Davis for being injury prone in the past.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2023
  • Trump does not enjoy being made to look weak or being ridiculed.
    — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Altman served up an easy target for his critics to ridicule.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But Shilo spoke up for his brother, and he was ridiculed for that.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
  • Jesus does not need to spend much time on those who openly ridicule God.
    — Matthew Malec, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Trans people are constantly ridiculed or laughed at or stared at.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2023
  • It was ridiculed by people outside the club and maybe that has something to do with it.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Then there’s the loud kind, where the audience openly ridicules you.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The deputies, in their testimony, said the songs ridiculed them.
    — ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The deputies, in their testimony, said the songs ridiculed them.
    — CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Mamdani has many bold ideas to address this—some of which have been ridiculed—and not all will be achieved.
    — Sally Susman, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Bullies often ridiculed my height, an easy target.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Bullies often ridiculed my height, an easy target.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, we are ridiculed and pitied globally.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Trump had ridiculed that deal as insufficient and ended it in his first term.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • On the other side of the coin, many took to social media to ridicule the backlash.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Two message threads between the woman and her male cousin seemed to ridicule Bauer.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2021
  • What authority does this straight white man have to ridicule a woman's weight?
    — Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • The episodes don’t judge or ridicule the people who become entangled in these schemes.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Each of these societies deplored and ridiculed the other.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
  • Trump’s speeches, yet most of them could reject it, or even share it in order to deride or ridicule it.
    — Siva Vaidhyanathan, The New Republic, 5 Jan. 2021

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