jocularity

Example Sentences

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David Zinn’s scenic design adopts a puppet theater jocularity and Andrea Hood’s storybook costumes are as vivid as a box of Colorforms.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

His attempts at jocularity had been thoughtless and misguided but not malevolent, his lawyer said, in a submission to the panel.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2023

There’s a kind of jocularity and a camaraderie among you, but there’s also a current of tension and rivalry.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2020

What kept Mr. Jacomo in that place of honor, far more than his jocularity, was his competence and ability to adjust — profitably — when even the best-laid plans went awry.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2020

“Certainly,” he said with a jocularity that I saw as false but was probably convincing for the others.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss