farce

Example Sentences

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His lawyers said he was being treated in the Swiss city of Geneva for multiple sclerosis and condemned the trial as a farce.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The Brit Awards have recognised the cream of British and global pop music since they were first held in 1977, but have often been peppered with scandal and farce.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

That aside, the film’s barrage of scenes, sketches, shout-outs and absurdist scenarios leading up to the climactic wine-making championship are largely harmless flights of farce.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

The end arrived in the sixth round, Joshua knocking Paul to the floor and Young waving the farce to a merciful conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

We presented The Blockade of Boston, Major-General Burgoyne’s farce upon rebel hypocrisy, as one of the most celebrated events of our hivernal concert series.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson