How do you use the word "mock" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "mock": The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit. It is cruel to mock a blind man.

Mock Meaning

/mɒk/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounAn imitation, usually of lesser quality.

nounMockery; the act of mocking.

Sentence Examples

The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.

It is cruel to mock a blind man.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

imitative counterfeit

Antonyms:

genuine

CEFR Practice Quiz

The bully would ____ the new student for wearing glasses every day.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The students participated in a ____ election to learn more about the various democratic processes and the importance of voting.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English mokken, from Old French mocquer, moquier (“to deride, jeer”), from Middle Dutch mocken (“to mumble”) or Middle Low German mucken (“to grumble, talk with the mouth half-opened”), both from Proto-West Germanic *mokkijan, *mukkijan (“to low, bellow; mumble”), from Proto-Germanic *mukkijaną, *mūhaną (“to low, bellow, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *mūg-, *mūk- (“to low, mumble”). Cognate with Dutch mokken (“to sulk; pout; mope; grumble”), Old High German firmucken (“to be stupid”), Modern German mucksen (“to utter a word; mumble; grumble”), West Frisian mokke (“to mope; sulk; grumble”), Swedish mucka (“to murmur”), dialectal Dutch mokkel (“kiss”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"Is tortured thirst itself too sweet a cup? Gall, and more bitter mocks, shall make it up." — a. 1649, Richard Crashaw, The Hymn:

"Fooles make a mocke at ſinne: but among the righteous there is fauour." — 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Proverbs 14:9, column 2:

"Thus says my king; an if your father's highness Do not, in grant of all demands at large, Sweeten the bitter mock you sent his majesty, He'll call you to so hot an answer of it" — 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

"You can, if you must, create a mock that derives from a concrete class. The problem is that the resulting class represents a mix of production and mocked behavior, a beast referred to as a partial mock." — 2013, Jeff Langr, Modern C++ Programming with Test-Driven Development:

"Mocks replace the objects with which your methods under test collaborate, thus offering a layer of isolation." — 2020, Cătălin Tudose, JUnit in Action, 3rd edition, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 139:

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