black humor
Example Sentences
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Mr. Lanchester is a magnetic writer who combines the skills of a social realist with this penchant for Nabokovian black humor and narrative trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
Its 10 episodes pack sci-fi creepiness, wry social commentary and black humor inside of a tightly constructed story that’s substantive and thrilling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
The film is chock full of black humor set against steampunk visual design.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
And there is plenty of black humor thrown in.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 27, 2023
He reminded Tyrion of Bronn, though Bronn had a sellsword’s black humor and Griff had no humor at all.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
