sardonic gleam

Frequency: 5.51.5 per million words

a mocking or cynical gleam

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Examples (20)

  • A sardonic gleam lit his eyes as he delivered the punchline.
  • He watched her with a sardonic gleam in his eyes.
  • She replied with a sardonic gleam in her eye, then turned away.
  • There was a faint sardonic gleam in her gaze as she listened to his excuses.
  • A sardonic gleam flickered behind the CEO's smile during the press conference.
  • I noticed a sardonic gleam when he spoke about the company's "success."
  • His eyes had that sardonic gleam again, daring me to argue.
  • Behind his spectacles, a sardonic gleam betrayed his true thoughts.
  • A sudden sardonic gleam came into her eyes when the plan fell apart.
  • The professor looked at the student's paper with a sardonic gleam.
  • I caught the sardonic gleam he tried to hide.
  • She caught the sardonic gleam in his eye and knew he was joking.
  • There had long been a sardonic gleam in his gaze, but today it hardened.
  • A sardonic gleam lit up his face for a fleeting moment.
  • With a sardonic gleam in his eyes, he raised his glass and said, "To our success."
  • His silent observation was accompanied by a sardonic gleam.
  • The photo captures a sardonic gleam at the edge of her expression.
  • Even though he didn't say a word, the sardonic gleam was enough.
  • No one missed the sardonic gleam that briefly crossed their eyes.
  • The villain watched his plan unfold with a sardonic gleam in his eyes.