humor
Example Sentences
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Nestlé said it had publicized the incident with humor to raise awareness around the more serious issue of thievery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
Random observations on the silliness of all the action—“That monkey just used his cuteness for crime!”—are about as close as we get to humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
The humor relied on a widely accepted idea that cows lack the intelligence to create or use tools.
From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026
Even in such a hard moment, my mother and grandmother kept their sense of humor.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.