practical joke
Example Sentences
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"It's more likely a practical joke or someone attempting to create a smear campaign," he explained.
From BBC • May 1, 2024
Was it all some kind of practical joke?
From Slate • Mar. 16, 2023
It's almost as if McCarthy was playing some kind of elaborate practical joke.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023
As Günter descends into the rabbit hole of his origins, the film morphs into something else entirely, in what feels almost like a practical joke, too dryly delivered, on van Warmerdam’s part.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
He just couldn’t believe he’d been suckered into playing a practical joke on somebody.
From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner
