mirthless
Example Sentences
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Instead, Watters relies on low-effort mockery and lazy analysis, delivered in a mellow tone, often paired with a mirthless laugh.
From Slate ● May 16, 2024
We have seen these types in Noah Hawley’s TV “Fargo,” too, like David Thewlis as a mirthless, ruthless British business V.M.
From New York Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
Of course, SAG voters also thought “House of Gucci” was perfetto last year too, while their slightly more restrained academy counterparts weren’t as gaga for Ridley Scott’s mirthless meatball of a movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
In a concert landscape marked by cash-grab reunions and mirthless anniversary celebrations, Rage — as it did during its heyday — stood above the rest and proved to be as ferocious and felicitous as ever.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
They left with mirthless smiles which implied that I would soon know what was wrong.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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