humorless

Example Sentences

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With a short season, smaller scope and much lighter tone, this could be the welcome antidote to the humorless, plodding “HotD,” and get Westeros fans excited again.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

“My set is not humorless, but it is fairly serious and very demanding,” the director says.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Rosendale is a self-defeating, humorless member of the House Freedom Caucus who cannot, in any form or fashion, mitigate his sharp Maryland accent.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2024

They crave power, are as humorless as a commissar, and entirely lack introspection as to their own fallibility.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2023

Clancy must have seen the realization in my eyes, because he let out a low, humorless laugh.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken