Acerbic in a sentence

As subsequently transpired, when Anderson later published a version of her notes, under the title Dear Queen, in 2016, her hilarious reportage was forthright, opinionated, acerbic and immensely appreciated.

But from the moment he casually sauntered into the room, his acerbic wit, delivered in his unmistakable Yorkshire gravel, was absolute box office.

Mr Nicholson is the latest in a chorus-line of professional nationalists who’ve taken exception to Mr Dunlop’s acerbic interventions.

A firm favourite of Balor audiences thanks to fascinating and entertaining shows such as ‘The Murder of Michael Collins’ and ‘The Murder of Wolfe Tone’, Paddy applies the same cutting edge analysis and acerbic humour to the national question.

Casting him as a bumbling fool in an acerbic screwball comedy like seems like a misread of Fonda's acting range, but the role valorizes the star's earnest screen persona as much, if not more so, than any other film.

Jay Hunt, creative director, Europe, Apple TV+, said earlier: “Down Cemetery Road has all the hallmarks of Mick Herron’s funny and acerbic writing, and I’m delighted we will be bringing it to life for Apple TV+ with such a stellar cast.

These acerbic words are not only hysterical, but they have become staples of their respective shows, so that even those who have never seen the show, or the particular episode of origin will at least be able to recognize the words.

Watts said she was odd and acerbic, but she also had a softer side.

And thanks again for your always acerbic tone to your comment.

Duncan Campbell, with an acerbic journalistic eye, analyses proto-mafiosi immigrants and the London underworld from the ‘sixties onwards.

He was everything his public persona indicated he was: whip-smart, acerbic, brutally direct and, at times, hilarious.

It's a familiar story told with acerbic emphasis on right and wrong.

It was something of a tragedy when Comedy Central canceled Larry Wilmore's right before the 2016 elections; now he has a chance to bring his acerbic wit to bear on 2020's balloting.

Pryor’s incredible life deserves a film. describes him as: a groundbreaking, once-in-a-lifetime talent, Richard Pryor was a masterful storyteller, a multi-talented entertainer, a comic of acerbic wit, and a survivor with no self-pity.

The 77th Golden Globe Awards are almost here, and with host for the fifth (and supposedly final) time, we can probably expect the acerbic host to be even more merciless than usual.

We’re excited to see how a 4:30a alarm affects his acerbic humor.

And Patton easily inhabited the neurotic, hypersensitive Max that we’d established in the first movie, also with a bit of an acerbic to balance that out, particularly when he’s talking to Snowball.

The skirmishes which saw Mugabe rise to world infamy comprised his acerbic speeches on Britain’s Tony Blair and America’s George Bush in his heyday.

This expectation would encourage the BJP at the grassroots level to take recourse to a more acerbic, exclusionary and sectarian argument as its key offering.

Yet on his season-ending show last month, Maher expressed regret that his acerbic satire may be contributing to the divisions we see today in this country.