practical joke
Example Sentences
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“This is more of a sincere gesture, not necessarily a practical joke but I wanted to present it to him.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
"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
No doubt his surefire setting cure was a practical joke.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
