Wondering how to use Ridicule in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as discourtesy or rib.
Ridicule meaning
To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
Synonyms of Ridicule
Using Ridicule
- The main meaning on this page is: To criticize or disapprove of someone or something through scornful jocularity; to make fun of.
- Useful related words include: discourtesy, poke fun, make fun, rib.
- In the example corpus, ridicule often appears in combinations such as: to ridicule, and ridicule, of ridicule.
Context around Ridicule
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 5 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 3 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Ridicule
- In this selection, "ridicule" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, say, invite, skepticism, sexy, believers and disabled stand out and add context to how "ridicule" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include attack and ridicule sen scott and attempt to ridicule his person. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "ridicule" sits close to words such as analytica, attic and bauer, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with ridicule
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are you going to ridicule disabled veterans? (7 words)
Others face ridicule when they try to use Spanish or Spanglish in conversation. (13 words)
People write to ridicule the belief in God and the practice of Christianity. (13 words)
Maybe it stems from not having all the facts or maybe it’s just that some people believe that the higher your profile, the more support you get, but whatever the reason, sometimes we are quick to judge and ridicule, aren’t we? (43 words)
How low can some people crawl if an incident where a disabled person with an acquired brain injury urinates in his seat is described as “disgusting” and “a disgrace”, and that is followed by “outrage” (really?) and “ridicule” (sadly)? (39 words)
Obama had the audacity to attack and ridicule Sen. Scott for not buying into the victimhood lie, often perpetuated by the Democratic Party, that minorities can’t reach their maximum potential in this land of opportunity because of discrimination. (39 words)
Are you going to ridicule disabled veterans? (7 words)
How low can some people crawl if an incident where a disabled person with an acquired brain injury urinates in his seat is described as “disgusting” and “a disgrace”, and that is followed by “outrage” (really?) and “ridicule” (sadly)? (39 words)
Maybe it stems from not having all the facts or maybe it’s just that some people believe that the higher your profile, the more support you get, but whatever the reason, sometimes we are quick to judge and ridicule, aren’t we? (43 words)
Example sentences (20)
I say “ridicule” only because some critics have compared it unfavorably to the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, movies that not only invite ridicule, but demand it.
After years and years of public indifference and ridicule, “Sexy Jarvis” and the band were suddenly an overnight success.
And to think that many of these believers in the “White Supremacist” hobgoblin will ridicule believers in God.
Are you going to ridicule disabled veterans?
Bolanle said the refusal of Messer Ronchess Global Resources Limited to settle the debt has exposed her to ridicule from those her company collected the materials on credit to carry out the supply.
But Sylva in a counter affidavit insisted that the plaintiff’s suit was based on falsehood and an attempt to ridicule his person.
But the measures have been met with a wave of public skepticism, ridicule and debate, highlighting the challenges China faces as it seeks to stave off a shrinking work force that could imperil economic growth.
Challenging orthodoxy risks ridicule, and supporting the status quo seems the safer bet — even when that path crashes through social and environmental tipping points.
He said he always required a thick skin, like many broadcasters, to deal with casual ridicule over his appearance or voice.
How low can some people crawl if an incident where a disabled person with an acquired brain injury urinates in his seat is described as “disgusting” and “a disgrace”, and that is followed by “outrage” (really?) and “ridicule” (sadly)?
I deserved to find people who wouldn’t ridicule me, or question my existence.
If the scientific community, with their advanced education degrees, can give a “free pass” to what Ronald Regehr offered, then the analysis that this article brings forward should not suffer much ridicule.
In December 2022, for example, a 13-page “Elimination of Harmful Language Initiative” created at the institution that advised against saying dozens of innocuous words and phrases, including the word American, nationwide outrage and ridicule.
Lester went on to ridicule the royals for losing their $20million Spotify deal, accusing Markle of having 'a terrible work ethic'.
Maybe it stems from not having all the facts or maybe it’s just that some people believe that the higher your profile, the more support you get, but whatever the reason, sometimes we are quick to judge and ridicule, aren’t we?
Meanwhile, Bernstein said lawmakers should “ignore” and “ridicule” any Republican lawmakers who supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which cut tax rates and eliminated several tax loopholes.
Obama had the audacity to attack and ridicule Sen. Scott for not buying into the victimhood lie, often perpetuated by the Democratic Party, that minorities can’t reach their maximum potential in this land of opportunity because of discrimination.
Others face ridicule when they try to use Spanish or Spanglish in conversation.
Parker and Stone like to make fun of just about everything under the sun, so it's fitting that takes aim at so many things, and does somehow successfully ridicule them all.
People write to ridicule the belief in God and the practice of Christianity.
Common combinations with ridicule
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to ridicule 39×
- and ridicule 27×
- of ridicule 26×
- ridicule and 20×
- ridicule the 10×
- the ridicule 10×
- ridicule from 8×
- for ridicule 6×
- ridicule of 6×
- ridicule that 5×