cornball
Example Sentences
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Her Mona, an overlooked mother-of-two in a miserable marriage, is the only person in town who wants the small role of a building super in a cornball musical called “Nosy Neighbors.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The music won over the suits, and the Bayou Boys soon had their own daily program, “Hayloft Hoedown,” a mix of blistering, acoustic-only live performances and manic cornball comedy skits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
This much silence from pop music’s most dramatic main character, biggest cornball and most profligate breadcrumb dropper has rattled the usual channels for all things Swift.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
It is in the “Star Trek” way of things to get a little cornball, a little goofball, a little silly.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2022
"Yeah, he might not say stuff like, Jazz is a cornball," I teased, looking over her shoulder at what she was working on.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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