humor

Boehly was reviled by Chelsea’s supporters but took the criticism in good humor, saying it was par for the course of being the team’s chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

If you appreciate Rhea Seehorn’s complex, subtle acting, her dynamic range and her deadpan humor, then you’ve probably found the Emmys to be maddening over the years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

They found that the bot sounded more extroverted than Richard, but that it was lacking in his humor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

At least one person in Zvernec has a sense of humor about the proposed development.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Hannah was out of humor because her week’s work was deranged, and prophesied that “ef the washin’ and ironin’ warn’t done reg’lar, nothin’ would go well anywheres”.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

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

The theory of bodily humors has long since been discredited and discarded.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 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

The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

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

The young mouse humored him accordingly, bowing low with a paw at his waist.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

Well, there’s nothing wrong with spending an evening humoring rich people in New York.

From Slate ● Aug. 5, 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

"I didn't know that's how you felt, Gerta. We play together every day. Have you just been humoring me?"

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper