farce

Example Sentences

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That aside, the film’s barrage of scenes, sketches, shout-outs and absurdist scenarios leading up to the climactic wine-making championship are largely harmless flights of farce.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

"To sentence my 69-year-old father under the pretext that his actions lowered the 'likelihood' of my return to stand trial is not justice; it is a judicial farce," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

There’s a world in which AI might even help us push against the always-on connectivity that has made a farce of “work-life balance.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

A hint of farce came when the scorecard malfunctioned, showing Wood to be batting despite being in hospital at the time.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Inside the theater, rehearsals are under way for the final performance of the farce Our American Cousin.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly