pranks

Example Sentences

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"It was laughs, jokes, parody songs. Pranks, stunts, skits."

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

Pranks from users trying to exploit the change by posing as a celebrity or another public figure were muted, with only a few hoaxes spreading on the platform.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Pranks are distinctive because the comedy involves real people, not fictional characters, and requires planning.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2021

Pranks or mean jabs have certainly happened in the past.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2019

"Pranks like those are played only once. I am a Panza. In my family, when one says no, it's no. Let me go; it's getting late."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios