funniness

Example Sentences

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There’s the funniness both inadvertent and intended, or, as Evans put it, “the mannerisms.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

Likability has always been important in talk-show hosts, but balanced by other virtues like creativity, funniness, political or even journalistic insight, the ability to connect emotionally.

From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2022

There’s perhaps no better evidence of the importance of funniness to Dylan’s art than the fact that he has denied it.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2021

“They owned New York, basically. And I think that the funniness of it maybe came second to the lifestyle.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 24, 2020

Her laughter was like that of a baby discovering funniness for the first time and too little to contain it.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo