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

Scratch just beneath the film’s screwball surface and its beating heart as a food movie quickly reveals itself.

From Salon • Dec. 25, 2025

That’s why screwball comedies didn’t try to upend capitalism, just have some clever fun with it and let a simple love story stick the landing.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

“I’ll bet this tin-plated screwball is talking about the Energy Converter itself.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov