pranks

Example Sentences

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An increasingly popular use of the glasses is to record pranks on unsuspecting people.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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 • Mar. 20, 2026

The catty media site Gawker noted that corners of the internet like 4Chan could be expected to respond with heinous pranks, without realizing how vile the rhetoric of regular people was about to get.

From Salon • Feb. 16, 2026

We picked rosehips from hedges too, which we split open to make itching powder, perfect for playground pranks.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

During the rest of the day, I forced myself to endure annoying little pranks that distracted me and made me nervous but did not really hurt me.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals