joke

Example Sentences

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They suggest stress and certain hair products could worsen inflammation, which, when you are stressed about hair loss and cycling through different fixes, is a fun cosmic joke.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Reid AI, for instance, occasionally looks serious after delivering a joke, Hoffman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Because nothing says you’re good at comedy like having to tell people more than a dozen times that the thing they did not laugh at was, in fact, a joke.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

When she sings a middling version of “I Enjoy Being a Girl,” the joke isn’t on her but a society that leaves women so few options.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Such a good joke for a fat miller with ten plump children!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff