punch line

Example Sentences

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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

Still, the highs and lows of marriage aren’t merely a punch line in “Is This Thing On?” — and that’s good.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

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

Within minutes, she’d blabbed to everyone, making it sound like a big joke—with Jess and the twins as the punch line.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis