jocular

Example Sentences

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Conan O’Brien is a jocular, wise-cracky host who will likely eschew controversy but he may not be able to resist taking a jab at the messy battle for the studio, which saw Netflix fold.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

Mr. Karlborg’s frequently jocular class commentary landed well with his audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

And its inclusion in a national inventory of cultural heritage currently being created looks set to reignite the jocular dispute.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

He had the jocular demeanor of a college tour guide, an energy I hadn’t expected.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

In the same self-consciously jocular style he soon began to refer to his Quincy estate as “Montezillo,” which he claimed meant “very little mountain,” in deference to Jefferson’s Monticello, which meant “little mountain.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis