How to Use satire in a Sentence

satire

noun
  • His movies are known for their use of satire.
  • The movie is a political satire.
  • This is the kind of thing that cries out for satire.
    — Jonathan Zimmerman, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe that’s the nature of the satire?
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Or any great satire in these newer forms?
    — Aaron Matz, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Like all good satire, the book was a mirror.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Who doesn’t love a scathing showbiz satire?
    — Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Come for the laughs, stay for the pointed satire.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
  • That’s the tricky part about trying to merge tragedy and satire.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • Speaking of satire, a true satire is kind of hard to come by.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Self-awareness, or the lack of it, both serve well in satire.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Shawkat stars in the new satire Atropia.
    — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
  • There’s a not-so-solid case to be made that this is all satire.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • But satire, as a rule, falls flat when the satirist has so little to say.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
  • And satire and emotion are oil and water.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 16 Dec. 2025
  • But now, there are a jillion, and satire has gone more mainstream.
    — Neal Justin, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • The kills are gory, the satire is thick, and the charm is so infectious.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Aug. 2023
  • The melodrama, in fact, is so high, the film teeters on the brink of satire.
    — cleveland, 23 Nov. 2021
  • The satire misses, punchlines are bad.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the first act is a satire of language and group dynamics.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The result is a satire that can land a punchline as deftly as a gut punch.
    — Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Extremists on the left and right are both rich subjects for satire.
    — oregonlive, 28 Apr. 2021
  • But the objects of its satire seem both too easy a mark and already expired.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The wait is almost over for fans of the beloved superhero satire.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Dice shared the video on YouTube as well with the same satire disclaimer.
    — Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 17 July 2023
  • There is the satire, that kind of social commentary that comes with it.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 24 July 2023
  • Still, eschewing satire felt risky.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Sign up to receive more news satire by Andy Borowitz in your in-box.
    — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The widespread desire to look woke was, in fact, an object of its satire.
    — Molly Fischer, The Cut, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The satire is gentle, with the kinds of details that come from deep knowledge.
    — Madeleine Schwartz, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019

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