humorously

Example Sentences

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Colbert responded humorously about a ‘captive breeding program’ for the Jimmys.

From Salon • May 19, 2026

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

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

Want to watch a Jewish guy and a gentile woman humorously navigate their relationship?

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

In the same way the war, beginning almost humorously with announcements about maids and days spent at apple- picking, commenced its invasion of the school.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles