joke

Example Sentences

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There’s not a lot of improv in the show, but we would all just joke around and say it to each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In Complainant A's police interview she had claimed Sir Jeffrey "laughed off" this incident as "just a joke".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The joke, which revolved around a misunderstanding between a Kurdish woman and a doctor, also drew the ire of the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party which said it had filed a complaint against him.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

“We used to joke: For as strategic and business- and metrics-focused as we tried to be, it always comes down to tickets,” Nakano said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Why would I joke about a thing like that?” she said.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny