joke

Example Sentences

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The comedian said the response was "ridiculous" and that the administration was "making a big thing of this joke" during his "Jimmy Kimmel Live" show on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Your mom is part of a Cuban refugee community — you managed to transform her stories into a running joke about your privilege in relation to how she grew up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"The system is wrong, this is not a joke," Rybakina told the official, who said she had to go with the electronic line-calling system.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

As he wrote in his 2018 memoir, “Siren Song”: “Whatever sick joke these guys were playing, they really meant it, and it was new and original. I loved it.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

It’s like a joke that as I bike home, the rain slows to a drizzle and stops completely as I pull alongside the back fence.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz