ask sarcastically
Frequency: 7.013.0 per million words
to ask a question in a sarcastic manner
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Examples (10)
- "Are you serious?" she asked sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
- He couldn't help but ask sarcastically, "Did you *actually* read the instructions?"
- "Another brilliant idea, I suppose?" the boss asked sarcastically during the chaotic meeting.
- She tends to ask questions sarcastically when she's annoyed, which often escalates arguments.
- I wanted to ask sarcastically, "And you call that an effort?" but held my tongue.
- The teacher tried to ignore the student who would always ask sarcastically if homework was *really* necessary.
- "Oh, you're *so* busy, aren't you?" he asked sarcastically as she scrolled through social media.
- Please don't ask me sarcastically if I'm having fun when I'm clearly miserable.
- He frequently asked sarcastically if anyone *else* wanted to volunteer for extra work, knowing no one would.
- If you always ask sarcastically, people might perceive you as rude rather than witty.