What's the difference between hello and sarcastic?

Hello


Definition:

  • (interj. & n.) See Halloo.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She lives in Holland Park and welcomes visitors with a gusty wrench of the door and a jubilant "hello".
  • (2) 1.25pm: Hello again from Sean Ingle from Johannesburg.
  • (3) Coupled with his pension contributions and other benefits, Crozier will pick up about £860,000 a year – before any bonuses – on top of his golden hello, meaning he is guaranteed at least £3.2m over the next three years.
  • (4) Lewis, who took over this month with a £1.25m basic salary and a £525,000 golden hello in lieu of his Unilever bonus, admitted the revelations had been “a body blow” and said outgoing chairman Sir Richard Broadbent had asked him to look at executive bonuses.
  • (5) Hello, my darling ducks As Jane Austen's Mr Bennet might put it, I have delighted you long enough.
  • (6) Here's what happened the last time these two sides played here in mid-October: Facebook Twitter Pinterest Share Share this post Facebook Twitter Pinterest close 3.27am GMT Preamble Hello, and welcome to the Western Conference semi-final second leg between Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders , in which Portland try to defend a slim lead and Seattle continue their annual quest to make a second leg playoff comeback actually count.
  • (7) The Bolton player may end up featuring more in the Gold Cup than these World Cup qualifiers, but who knows what twists and turns lie ahead — it’s not as if a year ago anyone was anticipating Landon Donovan not being picked for a squad he was eligible for... Here’s the US roster in full: GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire) DEFENDERS: DaMarcus Beasley (Puebla), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Michael Parkhurst (Augsburg) MIDFIELDERS: Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Stuart Holden (Bolton), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar), Terrence Boyd (Rapid Vienna), Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders FC) More on Belgium in a minute 12.25am BST Preamble Hello, Cleveland!
  • (8) Fonda and Elfman said hello, then didn't run into one another again until a party six years later.
  • (9) In the Netherlands, by contrast, “war” and “love” both make appearances in the list of the top five least popular words, while in Spain, “hello” is a surprising No 1.
  • (10) Statement by Edward Snowden to human rights groups at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, posted by WikiLeaks: Friday July 12, 15:00 UTC Hello.
  • (11) • Richard II will be streamed live to cinemas on 13 November , followed by a broadcast to UK schools on 15 November We have posted the questions and answers here to make the chat easier to follow: DTennant 06 November 2013 2:00pm Hello, everyone.
  • (12) Grant Shapps has a great wheeze for getting to the top of any Google search and we're going to relax the planning laws to allow more conservatories … Clegg: Hello, Conference.
  • (13) If you travel on the Madrid underground, remember to say hello to the man in the ticket office.
  • (14) Committee chairman, Tory MP John Whittingdale, said: "Hello, This is a transcript for Neville, suggests it was going to be given to Neville Thurlbeck."
  • (15) Turnbull pressed on climate change and marriage equality – politics live Read more Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm said it was a short “hello how are you” call, with an agreement to talk again.
  • (16) Nonetheless, she has dealt with these online critics with the kind of grace that eludes people older and allegedly more rational than her (well, HELLO there, Richard Dawkins!)
  • (17) Frankly, there's every chance she will find a way to turn even this latest incident into gold, and a forthcoming issue of Hello!
  • (18) Hello!” screamed the man, who identified himself as Myo Min Win.
  • (19) On the first day of every workshop, there would be a new Joey puppet with new joints or parts, and I'd always go say hello to him.
  • (20) The Open Air Theatre in Regent's Park won best musical revival for Hello Dolly!

Sarcastic


Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Sarcastical

Example Sentences:

  • (1) As Robert Vittek put Slovakia 5-1 ahead on 59 minutes, hundreds were heading for the exits while many of the remaining fans sarcastically cheered the most routine saves from their goalkeeper.
  • (2) Persepolis , the Greek name for Persia, is desperately moving and extremely funny - a little girl's sarcastic love letter to her family.
  • (3) "When you read the book, he sounds more sarcastic and snarky, closer to Holden Caulfield ," he says, "but with Dustin Hoffman it feels genuinely rabbit-in-the-headlights."
  • (4) Now, though, the staycationers are coming and the donkeys are less sarcastic.
  • (5) There's nothing defensive or snippy or sarcastic about his tone when he tells you that he can't act, or carries on as if his entire professional life is a kind of complicated mistake: he's actually rather charming company.
  • (6) "There's the side that wants to go along with it, but there's also a very sarcastic, sceptical side."
  • (7) They make sarcastic remarks about Reader being a so- called “master criminal”.
  • (8) "Here are the internet terrorists," their lawyer Rémy Josseaume sarcastically told the court in the southern town of Rodez on Tuesday.
  • (9) He does not have experience but he has potential.” Mourinho had a sarcastic comment for Fifa, after hearing that the governing body had made a statement about the on-going fallout from Mohamed Salah’s season-long loan move to Roma.
  • (10) It grinds us down until we adopt a worldview that is pessimistic, desensitised, sarcastic and fatalistic.
  • (11) From the opening lines of Vietnam, Grant's set was sad, funny, tortured, sarcastic and, frankly, pure bloody perfection.
  • (12) That match too had its moments – notably when the Serb made a sarcastic racket-slap in response to the crowd’s cheer for a double fault that led to a break in a sloppy second set.
  • (13) The Chelsea manager, José Mourinho , has been fined after his sarcastic appraisal of officials following the defeat by Sunderland.
  • (14) But what Clegg's rightwing and leftwing critics miss, as do predictably sarcastic journalists, is that this is precisely the point.
  • (15) Or as CBS Sports' Zach Harper sarcastically noted : "Can't wait for that nationally televised Heat-Bobcats game coming up."
  • (16) He said Christie laughed and made a sarcastic joke when he learned of Sokolich’s distress over not getting his calls returned.
  • (17) Countering that complaint Israel’s UN ambassador, Ron Prosor, sent what the Israeli mission called a “sarcastic letter” to the security council listing acts of incitement by the Palestinian leadership, including last month’s drive-by shooting of a Jewish activist who had pushed for greater Jewish access to the sacred hilltop compound.
  • (18) The Valencia reporter for Onda Cero radio called it a “lack of respect”, while in AS it was described sarcastically as “English humour”.
  • (19) Not only did it get a sarcastic jeer from the Tories, but it made Vince ratty.
  • (20) Here's where I should warn readers that I may sometimes be sarcastic.