practical joke
Example Sentences
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Jason Hughes, 40, came out of his home to surprise the students who were tossing toilet papers over trees as part of a practical joke.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
It took decades, but the plate came to light for what it was — a prank played on a historian by his fellow historians, a practical joke that got way out of hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
The con job was, he thinks, “no more than a practical joke, really. Good clean sport.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
Was it all some kind of practical joke?
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2023
I wondered was this Grandpa’s idea of a practical joke or was it a sermon.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
