poke fun
Example Sentences
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Williams appeared to poke fun at her own turnaround with a short ad video posted to X on Thursday captioned “I changed my mind.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
The former Oracle employee’s comedy—which can poke fun at his previous career in sales, er, the “revenue side of strategic pipeline development”—has struck a chord and is earning him millions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
There is a sense of entitlement among some, for sure, and it's easy to poke fun at that given all the titles Celtic have won.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
Kunis was able to poke fun at herself for getting so frustrated, revealing that her job is far easier than that of many other HOA presidents—because her neighborhood association only incorporates eight households.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 17, 2025
He had a dry sense of humor and liked to poke fun at us.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
