punch line
Example Sentences
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Bill Plaschke writes that in the 23 years since Arte Moreno bought the World Series championship team, the Angels have become a punch line.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
She comes up with a superior punch line, one worth delivering to an audience.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Her response to questions about the DOJ’s failure to prosecute Epstein’s accomplices with the statement “the Dow is over $50,000 right now” became an immediate punch line.
From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026
I’m a Jersey-born Muslim, same as Youssef, and I was wedged in Row N next to an auntie who looked primed to eye-roll any haram punch line.
From Slate • Jun. 30, 2025
She waited a beat before delivering the punch line.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
