prank

Example Sentences

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The pair were arrested after a viral video showed the chair plunging to the ground from a height at Westfield in Stratford, as part of an internet prank in March last year.

From BBC

Staff told the ambulance service that it was "a prank call", however the records note she had three seizures that day and the inquest heard no staff member asked her why she was seeking help.

From BBC

Prime Video’s award-winning series returns with a new unwitting hero, who is hired as a temp at a hot sauce company — gentle, funny pranks ensue.

From Los Angeles Times

And unlike some some prank shows, its intentions are good, its attitude humane — the entire purpose of the show is to bring out the best in its unsuspecting star, not to humiliate him.

From Los Angeles Times

During the long hot afternoons, pranks and talk died down as each one sat alone with his own thoughts.

From Literature