joke

Example Sentences

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Then, a joke uttered by someone else on the show brought everything crashing down.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

It’s a joke with its own Wikipedia page, one economists tell on economists, about being stuck on a deserted island with a can of food and no way open it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

"We are demanding a living wage now, because what Delcy Rodriguez said last night is a joke," Mariela Diaz, a 65-year-old retiree, declared.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

As if to pat himself on the back, Borgli buttons the joke when Charlie responds that his grandparents might not be able to make it to the ceremony.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

I use one of her own lines against her: “This isn’t something I’d joke about.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam