practical joke

Example Sentences

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The five Georgia teens whose teacher died during a fatal practical joke will not be prosecuted in the educator's death, the district attorney has said.

From BBC

Jason Hughes, 40, came out of his home to surprise the students who were tossing toilet papers over trees as part of a practical joke.

From BBC

She freezes and stares at each of us, as if trying to decide whether this is an elaborate practical joke.

From Literature

Now the 26-year-olds, from Liverpool, have turned their passion for practical jokes into their dream careers.

From BBC

Even at the Evening Sun into the early ’90s, we played practical jokes on one another.

From Salon