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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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Among regime critics, the new leader’s lack of presence – both literal and figurative – has prompted ridicule.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The move was ridiculed by rival Anthropic, which made OpenAI’s ad push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Yet Beijing has rebuffed the White House’s call to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, a request that invited ridicule from Chinese propaganda outlets and online bloggers.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Among regime critics, the new leader’s lack of presence – both literal and figurative – has prompted ridicule.
—Leila Gharagozlou, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026
Verb
It was ridiculed as the Broncos sat pretty in free agency and signed back most of the pieces of their 2025 corps to short-term deals.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026
The move was ridiculed by rival Anthropic, which made OpenAI’s ad push the focus of its first Super Bowl campaign.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Ridicule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridicule. Accessed 2 Apr. 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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