knockabout
Example Sentences
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His adaptation maintains a knockabout, almost farcical pace.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
McCowan's words sparked something - and it was good knockabout stuff.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
The members of the controversial rap group Kneecap play themselves in a witty knockabout comedy, a Sundance hit, that tells the tale of their ongoing rise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2024
But Raiff sends Andrew on what turns out to be an unexpected journey that makes its way to its own version of a happy ending with tenderness, warmth and knockabout wit.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
Like we was old knockabout friends of the streets.
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
