This page shows Joke in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like recreation or humour. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Joke in a sentence
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Joke meaning
- An amusing story.
- Something said or done for amusement, not in seriousness.
- The root cause or main issue, especially an unexpected one
Synonyms of Joke
Example sentences (20)
Everything about that school revulsed him, even the “N” on their helmet, which became a joke he told all the time.
Glitches, transmission problems and blank screens turned a campaign announcement into a political and technical joke.
Disney appears to have dumped an episode of from its streaming platform in Hong Kong over an anti-China joke.
Francis reacted well to the surgery and to the anesthesia, and had already made a joke since the operation, Alfieri said.
But to ' credit, it was a very good joke -- letting Brooks turn a casual greeting into a surprisingly hilarious punchline.
Every once in a while, I’ll come across something so bizarre that I stop whatever I’m doing and ask myself: “Is this a joke?
Grammys host Trevor Noah (left) cracking a joke about the Sussexes next to Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.
For better and worse, my kids see a lot of stand-up, and so my 9-year old was watching this joke with me.
Already on their good side, Peter felt as if he could drop a joke with ease, without any repercussions.
Although the question might sound like the start of a bad joke, investors who favor this new product may well have the last laugh.
At one point, Wood even makes a joke by asking one of the protesters where the “gun training station” is located within their camp.
As the old joke goes, Aaron Rodgers owned the Chicago Bears — he even said so on live television after scoring on multiple occasions.
For those living under a rock, Will Smith assaulted Chris Rock on stage during last year’s Oscars for cracking a joke about his wife.
DC movies keep insulting Batman, and 1 joke from the DCU's first hero goes too far with the Brave & The Bold reboot coming in a few years.
Even if a joke has been played at your expense, you will see the funny side eventually and they will not have meant for you to take offence.
But when I've tried to repeat the joke in the pub, people just groan and roll their eyes.
Chargers interim coach Giff Smith opened his first news conference with a joke and is trying to remain upbeat while replacing Brandon Staley.
David, an impossible-to-please workaholic, was always looking for a better line or joke.
I used to make the joke that I was so undesirable that I was the only one they didn't molest, but that's all it is, a joke.
A third commenter wrote: "I know we love to joke but it's scary the hold has on Halle.
Common combinations with joke
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the joke 34×
- joke about 20×
- joke that 13×
- joke but 10×
- joke and 9×
- joke in 9×
- joke at 9×
- to joke 9×
- no joke 8×
- as joke 8×
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About these examples
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