practical joke
Example Sentences
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The con job was, he thinks, “no more than a practical joke, really. Good clean sport.”
From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024
The exhibit was supposed to spark debate, yes, but has the spirit of a harmless practical joke, she argues.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 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
For some reason he had helped Marcus and Salim carry out their practical joke, maybe because that’s all he thought it was.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
