This page shows Funny in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like queer or curious. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.

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Funny in a sentence

Funny | Funnyman | Funnymen | Funnybones

Funny meaning

  1. Amusing; humorous; comical.
  2. Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way.
  3. Showing unexpected resentment.

Synonyms of Funny

amusing rummy rum queer peculiar odd curious humourous humorous risible mirthful laughable comical comic singular

Example sentences (20)

Amanda Cronin told The Daily Mail: “I’m grateful for the time we’ve had together – he’s smart, funny, s*xy and cool.

Bob and Monét are a lot of things – talented, fierce, gorgeous and funny – but are they smarter than a fifth grader?

And that is very… It's funny about a non-human, when it's in your imagination, you can make it whatever you want.

A sophisticated, genuinely funny, eccentric, and carefree individual, Morgan was also disliked for a few reasons.

Besides not being funny, it is flat and uninteresting, with a narrative that has very little to offer audiences.

A little boy who was described as "funny and cheeky" by his adoring family went to school and didn't come home.

And it was so interesting and funny how excited he was about picking a catchphrase and putting it on his mugs and T-shirts.

And then he dove into his very limited, but hysterically funny experience with the 43-year-old head coach.

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After being away for a long while, I get back and he starts asking me funny questions about the future.

Alan Penman added: “Forever Home is a moving, funny and uplifting musical and we’re really excited to see the reaction it gets.

According to Oliver, her and Perkins's screenplay for "The Blackening" began as a funny short film the latter created years ago.

Although fans were unable to understand his choice words, it is funny to imagine what he could have said to irritate C-3PO so much.

A roundly entertaining romantic comedy, “Love Actually” is still nearly as cloying as it is funny.

Because it is so easy to find funny prank videos on the internet nowadays, prank TV needs more than just laughs to create an impact.

Besides his brave soul, Peter Parker, and the many other iterations of the character, are funny.

And finds fascinatingly funny moments of pure wild commentary delivered with a bravado most definitely reserved for the young at heart.

This distinction has been formulated in the popular saying "A comic says funny things; a comedian says things funny".

One of the most considerate generous and gentle friends you could ever wish for and funny- f**k me he was funny.

Along with Sandler, the cast is filled with recognizable names and funny comedians to fill out the voices of this new animated Netflix movie.

And so, funny enough, my mom, who's a huge Star Trek fan, was my reader for the audition.

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Common combinations with funny

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • funny and 17×
  • the funny 15×
  • and funny 14×
  • it funny 13×
  • be funny 12×
  • was funny 11×
  • is funny 10×
  • very funny
  • not funny
  • funny side

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "funny" in a sentence?
An example: "Amanda Cronin told The Daily Mail: “I’m grateful for the time we’ve had together – he’s smart, funny, s*xy and cool." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "funny" from real English texts.
What does "funny" mean?
Funny means: Amusing; humorous; comical.
What are synonyms of "funny"?
Common synonyms of "funny" include: amusing, rummy, rum, queer, peculiar, odd, curious, humourous. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "funny" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "funny", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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