acerbity in a sentence

Examples

1. He had wit, he had acerbity, he had an infinite desire for peace, for his people and his land.
2. With typical detached acerbity, Dole commented on his campaign's increasingly obvious deficiencies during the first round of debate preparations in October.
3. A classically proportioned, three-movement piece, the 1952 opus mingles acerbity and lyricism, while balancing orchestra and soloist with exquisite poise.
4. Yet the filmmakers'absurdist humor and beautifully honed storytelling give it a winning acerbity, a quirky appreciation of the sheer futility captured on screen.
5. The malice, acerbity and cynicism displayed by Theroux in this novel is on a par with that evinced by Anthony Burgess in The Malayan Trilogy.
6. The Amnesty Bill, passed on 19 December, chiefly through his unwearied advocacy, went far to smooth down the acerbity of the preceding years.
7. In " Dear Bunny / Dear Volodya, " adapted by Terry Quinn, Dmitri Nabokov and Buckley filled their respective roles with dry acerbity.
8. The faculty issued letters condemnatory of Montson's errors and conduct, which Denifle conjectures, from their acerbity of speech, were written by Pierre d'Ailly.
9. He has a knowing way with both acerbity and symbolism, but his tone is generally one of tender affection for, or resigned acceptance of, a decidedly imperfect world.
10. Film studios and retailers have balked at proposed rate increases, asking, with more acerbity than usual, why they should pay more for a medium whose audience is declining.