Examples of ridicule in a Sentence
Noun
She didn't show anyone her artwork for fear of ridicule.
the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule
Verb
The other kids ridiculed him for the way he dressed.
They ridiculed all of her suggestions.
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Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
As each isolated training camp miss surfaced on social media, the ridicule grew louder.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
This soft approach is easy to ridicule, but the Europeans have been able to point to some successes since deploying it.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Tom Gustafson of Fort Lauderdale, a hard-charging guy and a target of considerable ridicule, placed Broward lawmakers in key leadership posts.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
As each isolated training camp miss surfaced on social media, the ridicule grew louder.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
The temperature is rising in the Warner Bros Discovery chase, with key figures at Netflix and Paramount ridiculing the other companies’ merger proposals.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
This soft approach is easy to ridicule, but the Europeans have been able to point to some successes since deploying it.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Ridicule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridicule. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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ridicule
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rid·i·cule
ˈrid-ə-ˌkyü(ə)l 
: the act of making fun of someone or something : derision
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