joke

Example Sentences

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It’s the making of a perfect joke: totally superfluous and uniquely dumb.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2026

I used to joke with friends about waiting until 70: “What are you going to do with the extra money — buy a faster walker?”

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

But the feature dithers in development, which becomes something of a running joke here; the shot of a stone-faced Mr. McElwee watching a ridiculous promo reel is a moment of perfectly understated comedy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 9, 2026

The implicit joke in the song is that no “streetwise Hercules,” as Tyler describes the man she seeks, could ever come on stronger or faster than she herself does over Steinman’s relentless groove.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2026

It was not an impolite laugh because he genuinely thought the man was making a joke.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el