punch line

Example Sentences

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The team that spent its first four decades of existence as a punch line and a purgatory has now had 14 consecutive winning seasons with a succession of basketball greats wearing its uniform.

From Los Angeles Times

The studio was also the punch line when the host was praising the success of “Sinners.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They say horror and comedy is so similar in the filmmaking that they both have setup, expectations rising, then there’s a punch line,” he continued.

From Salon

They had to train with a gun, for example, and, more important, let go of the need for punch line.

From Los Angeles Times

But his chief concern was injecting soul into the punch lines.

From Los Angeles Times