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
In "Mrs. Doubtfire," Sally Field played a humorless executive and absentee mom who failed to monitor her children.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2025
“My set is not humorless, but it is fairly serious and very demanding,” the director says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Julianne Moore is his mother, a humorless scold whose coldness and impatience are seemingly understandable, as her son is such an insufferable boor.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
“Better too cold than not cold enough,” he said with a humorless chuckle.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
