humor
Example Sentences
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These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
Mr. Spielberg was once the master of heightening action with flourishes of humor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Passion, humor and a snarl of defiance run through the album like a bullet.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
She has a great sense of humor and is still a gorgeous and amazing singer.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
She had a helpless kind of fear about water, about rain, and she’d say God was testing her sense of humor, setting her up in a place called Deep Water.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
Vocabulary lists containing humor
Journalism
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"The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet," Vocabulary from Act 4
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Words Whose Pronunciation Has Changed Over Time
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