farce

Example Sentences

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Redactions, supposedly to protect victims, are so sweeping as to make a farce of the exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

"To sentence my 69-year-old father under the pretext that his actions lowered the 'likelihood' of my return to stand trial is not justice; it is a judicial farce," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

But it also helps foster the jealousy-driven farce that takes over the current-day narrative and is genuinely funny: a rejiggered timeline in which McCarrol becomes a massive pop star and Johnson gets left behind.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Jenrick managed to be late to his own defection, in the latest dollop of farce on a day groaning with drama, jeopardy, skulduggery and plotting.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

She turned back as he reached for his coins, intending to put an end to this mummer's farce.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin