prank
Example Sentences
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It’s led to some awkward silences and classic prank calls.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
She’s also engaged in time-honored traditions: recording an outgoing voicemail message, prank calling and fighting with a sibling over who gets to use it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Staff told the ambulance service that it was "a prank call", however the records note she had three seizures that day and the inquest heard no staff member asked her why she was seeking help.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
It’s part situation comedy, part reality show, part prank show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
Then, certain it had been only a prank, 1 started down the side street toward well-lighted Dryades, where I knew I would be safe.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
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