How to Use self-parody in a Sentence
self-parody
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But most of those productions fell into the trap of self-parody that ensnares so many attempts at franchise crossovers.
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Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a bit of self-parody, Wickline plays herself opposite Kam Patterson’s Lil Jon.
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Andy Hoglund,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Dec. 2025
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For Hilton, whose public persona has always blended self-parody and glamour, the nod feels intentional — a bridge between two eras of women who mastered spectacle on their own terms.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Maria’s scenes ultimately provoke laughter, not discomfort, and her arc devolves into accidental self-parody.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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And as the season progresses, divided into two-part mysteries that leave plenty of time for sharp character work, viewers discover that Gatiss has much more on his agenda than tweedy self-parody.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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Without intending, even as the Vietnam War lingered on and the national mood was grim, halftime became classic Americana, a telling mixture of self-parody and pride.
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Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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