screwball

Example Sentences

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Hollywood thrived in this tough decade partly by catering to people’s need for fantasy and escapism, through screwball comedies, adventure stories and the elaborate musicals of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Despite the screwball setup, “The Hitch” is, as much as anything, a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

In spirit, however, this redo is pure 1930s screwball comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

Before that, though, she inevitably reached back for “Call Me Maybe,” delivering the song while pulling daffy faces that made her look like the star of some forgotten ’30s screwball comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

He'd used the word screwball, but I knew what he really meant.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris