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corny

[kawr-nee] / ˈkɔr ni /


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"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

He greeted the large crowd with his corny, familiar line, “Did you think you were coming to a Bad Bunny concert?”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 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

“I bet it’s soon, though. I think that new corny health program is starting up.”

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

“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

Now the promised ruin of the Statue of Liberty didn't signal a dystopian future; it grounded even the corniest disaster movies in something resembling reality.

From Salon Apr. 26, 2024

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

Yet it didn’t, because neither of these teams will relent, will give, will meet the moment with anything but the corniest, most wonderful spit-in-your-eye.

From Washington Post Oct. 30, 2017

“I like to think of myself as the corniest, most awful thing you could possibly imagine,” he told me.

From The Guardian Jun. 15, 2017

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




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