Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for funny. Search instead for funn.
Definitions

funny

[fuhn-ee] / ˈfʌn i /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

"He was most funny as a talk-show stooge."

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bamford, on the other hand, has made a career out of being so deeply in touch with her mind and self that it would frighten the average neurotypical viewer if it weren’t so damn funny.

From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026

“Of course, his grandmother was a very funny woman,” says Mr. O’Dowd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

If we follow their example, then maybe we’ll all get the best party ever, surrounded by glorious, smart, funny, talented and ready-to-rumble peers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

And it’s funny, but telling Mama and Daddy just that little bit ended up being worse than telling them nothing.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

Her early life story has more of the makings of a telenovela than the Sunday funnies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024

Did these two never read the funnies growing up?

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2024

It’s a little like TikTok but specifically for Netflix funnies.

From The Verge ● Oct. 4, 2021

“I loved the funnies — the Mickey Mouse, the Donald Duck cars,” he told the Orange County Register in 2014.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2021

She messed around the kitchen for a while and then went out on the front porch to read the funnies.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Here Ms. Howden displays an instinctive wisdom of her own; sometimes, silence is funnier than anything you could say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

“Because what is funnier than appearing in one soap opera? Appearing in two!” he said.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

He thinks the pre-taped sketches have been funnier than the live ones for the most part but says Weekend Update has been consistently strong.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Let’s turn to Justice Samuel Alito, whose dissent is slightly less crazy but way funnier because he’s big mad.

From Slate ● May 15, 2026

I picked “Kiss,” because it’s fun to dance to and because Dad is an even funnier Prince.

From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones

He longs to be the funniest guy in the room, but he is unable to understand how humor works.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

After performing stand-up around New York, he appeared on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” — The Times reviewer David Kronke called his 1993 performance “the evening’s funniest, edgiest set” — and moved to Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

The funniest comments, she said, are the very specific observations such as, “You look like you could carry the groceries in one trip.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

“I just thought that was the funniest thing in the world.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

He thought it was the funniest thing since Bugs Bunny.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli


Vocabulary lists containing funny

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com