Example sentences for: humor

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

  • All three episodes illustrate an important principle of negative campaigning: If you don't have something nice to say about someone, say it with humor.

  • Critics are slightly irritated by the film's tendency toward sitcom jokes and timing but nevertheless embrace the "affectionate humor" (Janet Maslin, the New York Times ) Jenkins shows toward her characters.

  • The French mock the British, the British mock the French, the Serbs kill the Albanians, the Albanians kill the Serbs--ah, that crazy regional humor.

  • Good reviews for the first nonanimated feature film written and directed by Mike Judge, creator of Beavis and Butt-head and King of the Hill . "Bristling with shrewd observation, inspired humor and all-around smarts," says Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times . The subject is the soul-crushing monotony of life in a corporate cubicle, and how a few drones manage to shake things up.

  • Despite these handicaps, Chan's Buster Keaton-style physical comedy and Tucker's fast-talking humor are said to be "raucously entertaining" (Joe Leydon, Daily Variety ). (Read David Edelstein's review in Slate . Watch clips of the fight scenes here.)


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