droll

Example Sentences

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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

As a filmmaker, Victor is particularly skilled at doling out warmth, dotted with almost shockingly droll lines of dialogue along the way.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025

It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

"All this of snakes and incest is droll, but it changes nothing. You may well have the better claim, Stannis, but I still have the larger army."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin