cornball
Example Sentences
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It is in the “Star Trek” way of things to get a little cornball, a little goofball, a little silly.
From Los Angeles Times
It just started feeling insincere and sort of corny and cornball.
From Los Angeles Times
I would go to the door and some Hollywood nightclub and a cornball from Wichita was like, “You can’t come in here, bro.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Caldwell piano, so rhythmically straight that it was almost cornball, contrasted with the swing and syncopation of the rhythm track.”
From Los Angeles Times
But he also has a lighter side, occasionally indulging cornball jokes and puns.
From New York Times
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