funnies

Example Sentences

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Did these two never read the funnies growing up?

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

“She gives me the funnies from her paper every Sunday,” said front desk clerk Teina Tahauri.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2024

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

From The Verge • Oct. 4, 2021

As a boy, Mr. Cruse created theatrical shows and fell in love with the Sunday funnies, drawing his own cartoons about Landie Lucker, “the super elf.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2019

The Sunday funnies influenced me, and although I admired the strong heroes who always conquered in the end, I identified with Tiny Tim.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou