jocular
Example Sentences
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His initial exchanges with Kemi Badenoch were vaguely jocular.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
In the middle of an otherwise routine article of jocular sportswriter predictions on The Athletic, Canadian journalist Joshua Kloke explained why he’s bringing his seven-year-old son to a match this year.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
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
He had the jocular demeanor of a college tour guide, an energy I hadn’t expected.
From Slate ● May 18, 2024
His lips were often pressed together in a jocular grin, as if all the world were his to laugh at.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Vocabulary lists containing jocular
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