In response, Dr. Schleuning received a letter from Charles S. Anderson of the Duffy Design Group, a subsidiary of the agency, that sarcastically thanked her.

He sarcastically thanked Mr. Sessions, a Methodist, and Mr. Hatch, a Mormon, for explaining Catholic doctrine to him.

While Torre sarcastically thanked reporters for asking Sheffield questions about his lame-duck status, he smiled as he spoke.

Atkinson effusively and sarcastically thanked the Administration for calling national attention to his essays and increasing their demand in every state in the union.

Mr. Brodsky sarcastically thanked Mr. O'Rourke for his "willingness to take several of our major initiatives."

(On that occasion, Mr. Stillman sarcastically thanked the Olympia theater, which Castle Rock had rented for the occasion, for having "selected" his film.)

The Prince famously stormed out of the press conference, sarcastically thanking the journalists for their enthusiasm.

The News answered The Post's broadside by sarcastically thanking The Post for "free publicity."

Stewart sarcastically thanked Nascar for "playing God" after the wreck.

"Thank you, Yankee empire," Mr. Castro said during a three-hour-plus May Day address in 2006, sarcastically thanking the United States for making the Cuban people tougher with its long trade embargo.