corny

"I'm a physics teacher and I've got a terrible sense of humour," he confesses, so he particularly likes it if the students pick up on his fondness for corny puns.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

"I think for me those are the sounds of independence... it's also the sound of freedom, without trying to sound all corny."

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

Is it unbelievably corny and retro to say free-market capitalism was built for the little guy?

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Tucci’s endearingly steadfast Nigel is finally applauded for his years of service to Runway, and I was dismayed to find myself rolling my eyes at how corny the moment felt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026

He’s only been gone a couple days, but he’d give anything to catch a whiff of the flowery perfume Shenice started wearing at the beginning of the year, or hear one of Drake’s corny jokes.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone

“She’s a little bit cornier than us,” senior guard Charisma Osborne said, “but yeah, I think she really sets the standard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024

The soup tasted cornier than what you gnaw off the cob, because they roast the cobs to make the stock.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2017

In fact, the cornier the quips, the more they seemed to like it.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 6, 2015

An Interview With Janusz Kaminski The story, in its early chapters, also takes you back to an older — you may well say cornier — style of entertainment.

From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2011

Her mom and dad, together and apart, weirdly hovering over her hospital bed like aliens from movies even cornier than teenage family dramas.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

But the overall mood is warm and cheery, and Lohan brings a spontaneous sincerity to even the corniest scenes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2022

Even the corniest summer blockbusters now regularly clock in at two-and-a-half hours.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 9, 2017

Pages could be filled with Moore corniest antics, but perhaps this scene when Bond escapes pursuers in a hovercraft gondola, causing a bird to do a double take, is all we need.

From Salon ● May 23, 2017

It was served over the corniest, creamiest polenta ever, made with fresh kernels, rather than cornmeal.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2016

My mom and dad lived the corniest of love stories, and as 1 got older, it embarrassed me to no end.

From "Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel" by Harlan Coben