humor

He is still quick to mention that he has never won an Emmy, though now with more humor than bitterness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

On the surface, it seems like harmless video game humor, and I’m sure we’ve all had encounters with actual humans that resembled interacting with tautological machines programmed with limited responses.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

Ms. Barrows, who is the author of the Ivy and Bean series, depicts the siblings’ escapades with her signature gentle humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

R.E.M. always had a sense of humor that felt like it got forgotten or overlooked once they were playing stadiums.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Sorry, Mavis. I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but humor is my preferred coping mechanism.”

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Health was a state of equilibrium, according to this view, a precarious balance among the body’s four humors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health.

From National Geographic ● May 25, 2023

Kempton’s lawyer, played by a wryly bemused Matthew Goode, humors his client by arguing that the Goya wasn’t stolen so much as borrowed.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 26, 2022

If the opinions of others aren’t an issue to you, and you want your son to express himself in a way that humors him, then continue along the same path.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2021

Even bad news could unsettle the humors and cause illness.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy

He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.

From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023

Petite, unfussy and good humored, the artist tuned in to her visitor’s questions with the focused attentiveness that she brings to painting, and recalled names, dates and events from her life with remarkable clarity.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

This was exactly what Dill hated talking about, but he humored her.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022

“What is the downside for humoring him for this little bit of time?” a senior Republican official told The Washington Post.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2020

If you are communicating to him in any way that you’re humoring him, I believe this is a serious misstep.

From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2020

I hesitated, then decided that I was better off humoring her, as I still had favors to ask.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss