Example sentences for: humorous

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

  • The "Person of the Century" thread hosted a humorous and articulate exchange on the importance of M.K.

  • Now, imagine a humorous, self-deprecating remark about what I'll do later in my hotel room, were I but secure enough in my sexuality to make such a jibe."

  • It is the consensus of mnemonists that the more bizarre, sharp, or humorous the image, the more effective the mnemonic.

  • The text flows easily from one topic to another, peppered with examples both serious and humorous.

  • St. Johns law professor and Sunday poet Lawrence Joseph's anthology of conversations with New York attorneys is deemed humorous but "pointless" (Rob Long, the Weekly Standard ). Reviewers say Joseph is "good at catching the way people talk" (Christopher Lehman-Haupt, the New York Times ) and his characters "are first cousins to David Mamet's or Eric Bogosian's ranters" (Philip Lopate, Esquire ). But beneath the froth the book offers little insight into the way lawyers work, Long says; it's really about "what colorful New Yorkers talk about when they're trying to be colorful."


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