farcical

Example Sentences

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Though the subject is serious, the approach this time is light and farcical.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Everton won 2-1 at Fulham thanks to farcical own goal from Cottagers keeper Bernd Leno.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

The use of stage direction as couples therapy is one of the more poignant sequences in a film that tends to dance along the line separating the farcical from the bittersweet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

Aamer Anwar, the lawyer for Emma's mother Margaret Caldwell, said pursuing the police investigation was "absolutely farcical".

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

They dug trenches, secured supply lines and were sent out on night exercises that were farcical for the infantrymen because the purpose was never explained and there was a shortage of weapons.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan