make fun of

Example Sentences

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Then this recurring cycle will begin again, as a new generation begins to enter the market and make fun of their elders for being foolishly risk-averse and old-fashioned.

From MarketWatch

“Relatives would make fun of me by saying, ‘There he goes with a degree and a lawnmower in the back of a truck,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

In the men’s locker room for writers, we make fun of en dashes.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is easy to make fun of him and his comic self-aggrandizement.

From Salon

“And when I saw what was going on in Portland—the right framing for these people is to laugh at them, make fun of them, and show up in peaceful protests. So that’s why I’m here. I said, ‘I’m tired of being afraid, and I’m going out in my unicorn outfit.’”

From Slate