Example Sentences

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Many of his gags cemented his genius way of blowing raspberries at power, including CBS bosses.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

"They were everywhere," Goodwin said of the online gags.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

It used to be slapstick gags like this all the way around.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Sharp gags, whether visual or in superbly timed lines of dialogue often laced with irony, work on multiple levels.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

I stumble from thornbush to thornbush—my mother and father who hate each other, Rachel who hates me, a school that gags on me like I’m a hairball.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson