screwball
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Written by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder, it’s utterly virtuosic screwball absurdity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
That’s priceless in a screwball murder movie in which everyone’s soul is for sale.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
“No, and neither does a screwball like you,” George said, looking at the watering eye behind the monocle and the moistness at the mouth of the beard.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
