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
At Helsinki, she was the ringleader in a practical joke played on Avery Brundage, president of the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
It's almost as if McCarthy was playing some kind of elaborate practical joke.
From Salon • Feb. 22, 2023
She freezes and stares at each of us, as if trying to decide whether this is an elaborate practical joke.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
