standing joke
Example Sentences
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A standing joke between us is Gail saying, “And there’s another problem.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2025
A standing joke was that if Washington’s statue could talk, the great man would say, “Here is my sword; my clothes are at the Patent Office.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2023
"It's kind of a standing joke at the test centre where we say 'oh, that's £30 for the lesson and 45 for the consultation'," she said.
From BBC • Jan. 1, 2023
Our standing joke is that media criticism is like asbestos abatement: it’s dangerous, tends to get all over you and should be left to the experts.
From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2020
My grandfather and I had a standing joke.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
