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    Use "caustic" in a sentence

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    caustic


    1. From the direction of the barn, moving closer, impatient and caustic, comes the voice of the detective in charge at the scene


    2. “Well, wasn’t that a touching scene?” The voice was caustic


    3. He was awoken early in the morning by Mr Abbott’s caustic tones


    4. His caustic remarks provoked a number of (unformed) thoughts in my mind including but not limited to 1) the boundaries separating treasonous statements from free speech 2) plausible grounds calling for his immediate dismissal 3) the appalling lack of character and common sense conspicuously absent among (so-called) Intellectuals and (dis-engaging) parents (refer to John Walker Lindh) who casually dismiss the questionable attitudes and positions adopted by their children while routinely footing the bill for their college tuitions and 4) more recently, a former relief pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (John Rocker) who was sentenced by the court of public opinion to perform community service after making unsavory remarks to a newspaper reporter about Gays and African Americans inconsistent with the (civic) requirements of social and politically correct conventions


    5. Hilderich’s tone was ironic, even caustic, but Amonas thought bitterly that he was right


    6. He expected him to talk and try and knock him off edge, but Max just looked at him, this was more irrating then if he had of engaged in caustic conversation


    7. There is a caustic rebuke for the Levite priests, this ends in verses 3 to 6, which talk


    8. But wasn’t the globe overpopulated to begin with? What’s so bad about millions of fewer mouths to feed with limited resources? And doesn’t it affect mainly the poor who are a drain on society anyway? If these questions seem caustic or cynical, consider Paul Ehrlich’s answer


    9. caused caustic bile to rise in her throat and she suddenly wished she


    10. “An encounter with a caustic dragon

    11. "God almighty," he said in a caustic voice, "how many cherries have you copped from twenty-four year old male virgins before?"


    12. Add the caustic politics of the death penalty to the mess and it becomes a disaster!


    13. counterproductive statements as "caustic brain farts" is crude or in poor taste


    14. His caustic temper wouldn't allow


    15. The caustic, electric bolts overtook two more of the black-robed monks


    16. in tones caustic and sarcastic she said:


    17. When I chose you, I didn’t love you but after these months… your slightly caustic humor and intelligence and … overall goodness… I fell in love with you


    18. Instead I shrugged my shoulders and said, “Go on,” my tone only marginally less caustic


    19. There will be times in which you are dealing with a caustic critic – someone


    20. Lancaster couldn’t resist a caustic smile

    21. Shepherd snarled at the frightened manager, snatched the key’s from his hand then rudely pushing him out of the way he opened the door to room two one seven, the glee that showed on his face when he saw the body of Mr Cruz sprawled out on the carpet, was a wonder to behold, at last a proper crime, he’d been waiting all these years to show his skill, if he handled this properly it would definitely be a fast track to Inspector, which in his opinion was his rightful rank, no more being passed over for younger men who’s only claim to fame was a University degree, they didn’t have a clue about good police work, now was the time to show what a proper cop could achieve, Shepherd’s ambition had been eating away at his soul for years, his bout’s of temper tantrums were well known back at the watch house, no-one escaped his sniping and rudeness, his caustic tongue had sent many a cadet running home to mummy, some of the younger officers prayed at night that a merciful god would get him a promotion or better still a transfer to Wup Wup or the Solomon Islands, any place but Melbourne


    22. the last a bit more caustic


    23. Even the White House press spokesman had made a caustic comment about the RCMP visit to Nancy, questioning its sense of priorities and its common sense


    24. 'No, Stick, I'm merely joking,' the UPS answered in a somewhat caustic tone, 'Of course I'm serious


    25. That same day, Eisenhower wrote up and sent to General Marshall in Washington a rather blunt and caustic report about the lack of cooperation of various air commanders concerning preparation and support for the planned summer landing in France


    26. Then he felt the woman grab his penis and pour in a sort of caustic liquid, as a result of which he has had problems with micturition


    27. our seats, miss?’’ Asked in a caustic tone one of the two men she had pointed


    28. ‘’A mean, arrogant and caustic bully, to be more precise, General


    29. Despite the caustic smell of the soap she used, and the odour of sweat and river emanating from her clothes, he relished the touch and feel of her


    30. Another veteran Congressman was more caustic

    31. ‘Chidambaram’s budget with saffron lipstick,’’ was noted columnist Swaminathan Aiyar’s rather caustic verdict


    32. seen the improvement and changed from being caustic and critical to being friendly


    33. evil managers of men still leaves a caustic taste in the mouth


    34. Speaking quite willingly into her headset, her emergent emotion of caring entangled her caustic tongue of class exceptionalism and mangled out a comically kind request, “Ms


    35. Although they undoubtedly loved playing together, Stripehead’s remarks about money had started to become more caustic


    36. Somehow, with your entrancing smile and caustic tongue, you’ve managed to captivate me


    37. You need to be careful when working with kalkwasser because the powder is fairly caustic


    38. He crushed the paper in his hand and made caustic mental comments on the indecency of these people, clamouring for their money almost before the last workman was out of the place, certainly before the smell of paint was out of it, and clamouring, too, in the face of the Shuttleworth countenance and support


    39. ” His tone was no longer caustic


    40. ever threatened him in such a caustic way

    41. carelessly and tried to cover too many fields, butat his best his caustic wit and fearless vigor


    42. The older he got, the more cutting and caustic his comedy became until it was a pure cutting satire which ripped to shreds all of the sacred cows and corruptions of civilization he could sniff out


    43. His last show before he died was his most brutal and caustic


    44. This time we will succeed not only in our conquest of any and all that oppose us, but also in the complete annihilation of your filthy kind!” He finished, fairly spitting out the last few words at Iya, with caustic venom lacing his tone, even as hatred shown from his eyes


    45. A thousand years in the past, great men of the world sneered with caustic derision, the rotundity of the earth, and its globular form, moving with majestic precision and faithfulness around that faraway sun


    46. "Yes, from the Capharnaum! The key that locks up the acids and caustic alkalies!


    47. Dawes stared up at the picture with a caustic expression on his face


    48. I recognized some spurges that let their caustic, purgative sap trickle out


    49. The vibrant, caustic, witty, contrary woman I married splintered off into silence


    50. According to their own records and published papers, many of their patients became more belligerent, more caustic, and less able to engage in positive social interactions


















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    Synonyms for "caustic"

    caustic corrosive erosive mordant vitriolic acerb acerbic acid acrid bitter blistering sulfurous sulphurous virulent burning alkaline astringent antacid acrimonious scathing biting sarcastic sharp stinging trenchant

    "caustic" definitions

    any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue


    harsh or corrosive in tone


    of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action