slapstick

Example Sentences

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Indeed, even without its central gimmick, “Company Retreat” would still make a decent sitcom; there are funny characters speaking funny lines; there’s some good slapstick.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It used to be slapstick gags like this all the way around.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Stuttgart added another in slapstick fashion when Atakan Karazor fell in the box and squeezed the ball over the line with his hip in stoppage time.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

It’s a shade of slapstick in a movie constructed around juvenile pratfalls and targeted destruction that allows O’Hara’s mom to retain her dignity.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

And to Trip, the whole thing was pure comedy: a glorious slapstick spectacle, complete with bleeped-out tirades and plenty of chair throwing.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng