gallows humor
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The series is wildly atmospheric with plenty of gallows humor and more than a few truly loopy plotlines, but great fun with Davis managing, as ever, to sell even the most preposterous scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
For local establishments, the newly offered specials are part gallows humor, part business gamble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
Newsrooms being breeding grounds for gallows humor, most also understand that futility is a terrific comedy catalyst.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2025
“I meant it as a bit of gallows humor, but he answered by essentially saying, Actually, sort of,” Gluck, a journalist, writes in his forthcoming memoir, An Exercise in Uncertainty.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
There was a good deal of gallows humor among us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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