drollery

Example Sentences

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The drollery in “Seasons” is based on the eternal question about what can, and invariably will, go wrong next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The result was an interview brimming with drollery and repartee, as they talked about the rumours of a Beatles reunion, the future of rock music, and life with the Wings.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2023

And Pierce, maximizing the situational drollery, treats the character as though he were kin to one of the Gilbert & Sullivan figures he performed with aplomb in his apprenticeship days.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2023

It’s kind of jarring to learn that “Losing My Edge,” LCD’s breakout single, in which Murphy elaborates on the title condition, was born out of genuine desperation rather than ironic drollery.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022

Some of the lines taken singly are excellent:— "And bells make Catholic the trembling air"; and, "Sad as the twilight, all his clothes ill-girt"; and again "Mournful professor of high drollery."

From Views and Reviews by James, Henry