Example sentences for: comedic

How can you use “comedic” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A Prairie Home Companion does not rely for its comedic grammar on concepts accessible mainly to an overinformed urban elite, so when certain words and phrases crop up on that program, you can be pretty sure the underlying meanings have been suffused through the middle-range ZIP codes.

  • Most critics say the sitcom's grand finale fails to live up to its hype, and a few even pronounce it "a major comedic disaster" (Marvin Kitman, Newsday ). The episode, in which Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer are jailed for failing to stop a car theft, is judged as lacking the show's long-standing hallmarks: multiple subplots, tight writing, and humor about everyday situations.

  • The film "wants to say something about the commodification of spirituality, but has no idea what" (Rod Dreher, the New York Post ). Treading ground previously trod by Being There , Network , and Forrest Gump , the screenplay doesn't give Murphy a chance to flex his comedic muscles, and the result is weak satire.

  • Ivan played Pygmalion to Arnold's Galatea in a series of high-concept comedies: Twins, Kindergarden Cop, and Junior . For a post-coital shot in Twins, Schwarzenegger let Reitman set his every facial muscle for maximum comedic effect.

  • (Acknowledgment: I changed the name of the uncle to protect his privacy and exaggerated the fabric for comedic purposes.


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