practical joke

Example Sentences

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Now the 26-year-olds, from Liverpool, have turned their passion for practical jokes into their dream careers.

From BBC

Even at the Evening Sun into the early ’90s, we played practical jokes on one another.

From Salon

“I’m a prisoner of my own practical joke,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Magic Christian” is about a millionaire who uses his money to set up a series of elaborate and vicious practical jokes to demonstrate that everyone has his price.

From Salon

Reading aloud, Mr Hopkins says: "He's cheerful and industrious, with a mischievous sense of humour and fondness for practical jokes."

From BBC