humorously
Example Sentences
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Soon after he was spotted, a San Francisco-based Redditor named Des Tan called him Chonker, a play on chonky, which is slang for humorously chubby, and it stuck.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
A related area is to attack hypocrisy — both humorously and seriously.
From Salon ● Jun. 27, 2025
According to Ms Fritsche, "rabbit" was used humorously because only the wealthy could afford real rabbit, making the cheesy toast a "poor person's substitute".
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
The cover for Rees’ book is bright yellow, with a humorously labeled peg-legged pirate.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2025
When their eyes met, he flipped one ear humorously and Miyax sensed he had been through this, too.
From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George
