standing joke

Example Sentences

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“Comstockery is the world’s standing joke at the expense of the United States,” Shaw commented.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2023

"It's become a long standing joke with the staff now," he said.

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2021

But we have, at least, moved from “infrastructure week” as a standing joke into a months-long effort that will test whether our government is still capable of doing big things.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021

Our standing joke is that media criticism is like asbestos abatement: it’s dangerous, tends to get all over you and should be left to the experts.

From Fox News • Jan. 13, 2020

My grandfather and I had a standing joke.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath