jocular

Example Sentences

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He’s a jocular talker who will frequently tap your arm or squeeze your shoulder for emphasis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

The incomprehensibility of it all, of every awful thing wreaking havoc at once, has Gus in a state of jocular shock.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

And its inclusion in a national inventory of cultural heritage currently being created looks set to reignite the jocular dispute.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

He had the jocular demeanor of a college tour guide, an energy I hadn’t expected.

From Slate • May 18, 2024

“Hey, Martin,” Fischer bantered through his oxygen mask, trying to affect a jocular tone.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer