humor
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Her parents and I tell her about him: his kindness, grace, humor, wisdom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Of course, devotion to principle and decorum sometimes hovers close to sanctimony, but there is a human side to Mr. Alexander as well, and even humor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Context allows people to recognize sarcasm, humor, sincerity, and emotion.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Gallows humor, another military mainstay, plays a similar role, allowing service members to literally laugh at death.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
I laugh so hard I cry, and when Henek, who has no sense of humor, finally yells, “Churchill, Churchill! God save us all!”
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
Health was a state of equilibrium, according to this view, a precarious balance among the body’s four humors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Sure, it would take until the 19th century for the germ theory of disease to overtake the concept of humors and “miasmas” that could damage human health.
From National Geographic ● May 25, 2023
The days of the humors are long gone, but the exhibition is a fun introduction to their supposed power — and their ongoing relevance in the Bard’s timeless plays.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2022
If the opinions of others aren’t an issue to you, and you want your son to express himself in a way that humors him, then continue along the same path.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2021
“I am troubled with dire thoughts, and then my heart beats too fast. You must bleed these ill humors from me, as the village doctor used to do,” she demands.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He is hired as an intern by a phony physician whose reputation is founded on knowledge of “a certain professional slang, humored by a medical face.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
For the most part, employees calmly placated or humored them, with some ignoring the trio or asking them to leave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2025
The boy’s family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
If I was lucky, Dad humored me and would say, Davon, I’ll show you.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
Miss Maggie wasn’t fond of what-if games, but she humored me this time.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
The tail-wagging golden retrievers and teens humoring their parents cleared out of the way.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
Like, there’s just this boss in charge who, like, doesn’t really seem to know what he’s doing, and everyone’s just kind of humoring him.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2022
As I have grown older, I have come to realize he wasn’t being humored by me as much as he was humoring me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
Ask yourself one question: What’s the downside for humoring me?
From Slate ● Jan. 12, 2021
Even if he is humoring her, at least he isn’t a coward.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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