prank
Example Sentences
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It’s led to some awkward silences and classic prank calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
She’s also engaged in time-honored traditions: recording an outgoing voicemail message, prank calling and fighting with a sibling over who gets to use it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
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 • Mar. 23, 2026
The first time I saw this apocalyptic adventure, it felt like a prank.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The more hilarious the prank, the angrier it makes everybody, including me.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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