droll

Example Sentences

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A droll moment of introspection is offered when Gordon disfigures his face with tape.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

This droll spook show bleeds into romance and politics and, to our shock, becomes genuinely emotional.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Mr. Dyer’s droll narration might spark readers’ own distant recollections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Across more than three decades, Posey has established a whimsical, improvisational skill and droll candor unlike any other.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

You would hardly guess it, but Mr. Wheeler is no little Flutist, and played us all Tunes while we rallied him on the droll Faces he makes when he blows.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson