Example sentences for: humorously

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

  • "Don't be a BoneHead," puns the chyron at the end of the spot, humorously encouraging its target market to reach for a condom.

  • It was refreshing to have coverage that pointed out, so humorously, the boys' foolishness and one-upmanship that characterize this case.

  • According to the OED , a wellerism is “a form of comparison in which a familiar saying or proverb is identified, often punningly, with what was said by someone in a specified but humorously inapposite situation.”

  • Often, however, lite/light is used humorously, or even caustically.

  • Squaw, papoose , and maybe even brave are no longer used, except humorously (Smile when you say that!)


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