high jinks
Example Sentences
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Mostly the comedy in “The Sheep Detectives” derives from slapstick high jinks.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
In Sloane Crosley’s second novel, ‘Cult Classic,’ a woman on the verge of engagement finds herself running into ex after ex; delightful high jinks ensue.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2025
Yet the comic high jinks, star-crossed lovers and long-lost relatives that pop up in his play “The Miser,” first produced in 1668, will be instantly familiar to anybody who has ever seen a Shakespeare comedy.
From New York Times • May 3, 2024
“Ain’t Got No Home,” which reached No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, became Henry’s signature hit and definitively captured his humor and his vocal high jinks.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Smith’s high jinks with the press and Seabiscuit’s recent history of scratches had come back to haunt him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
