How to Use joke in a Sentence

joke

1 of 2 noun
Definition of jokenext
Synonyms for jokenext
  • I didn't get the joke.
  • That exam was a joke.
  • They played a harmless joke on him.
  • They are always making jokes about his car.
  • Their product became a joke in the industry.
  • She meant it as a joke, but many people took her seriously.
  • I heard a funny joke yesterday.
  • He's in danger of becoming a national joke.
  • This led to some of the best jokes on the picket lines.
    — Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The athlete could be then heard laughing at the joke at the end of the video.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Feb. 2024
  • So, what did that joke about Ruth and the IRS refer to?
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023
  • And, thus, the Timberwolves were back to being the butt of the joke.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 23 Jan. 2024
  • In many ways, the strip is a series of jokes about the nature of jokes.
    — Sam Thielman, The Atlantic, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Either way, his joke chewed on my brain for the rest of the weekend.
    — Chris Richards, Washington Post, 4 June 2023
  • The big lessons The failure of Dashcon wasn’t all memes and jokes about ball pits.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 18 June 2023
  • That was a little bit of a joke, one of the things that came out of our design.
    — Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2023
  • The bit was all for show, however, and Charlie was in on the joke.
    — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2023
  • But the day that Paul Pelosi was attacked, Youngkin used the assault as the punchline to a joke.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 15 May 2023
  • That can come in many forms, like emojis, gifs, and memes, or just jokes.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Vassar said the texts were meant as jokes among colleagues.
    — Philip Jankowski, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • So the show is stand-up, in the sense that, like, there are jokes every couple of seconds.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Swift wasn’t afraid to poke fun at herself, opening the door for a new kind of star, one who was in on the joke.
    — Raisa Bruner, TIME, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Certainly there was fun to be had during the run of the show, both in small jokes and broad ironies.
    — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • And a great many hard-core wrestling fans were actually in on the joke.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 12 Dec. 2023
  • There were a few jokes thrown in at the misworded response, too.
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 4 Jan. 2024
  • The joke was supposed to be that teen stardom had spoiled Simpson.
    — Time, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Part of the comedic element of the toy are its dog excrement jokes.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 8 June 2023
  • For the most part, Rook says, snarking is not serious; a lot of it is just jokes.
    — Time, 6 June 2023
  • That wasn't the only joke Kourtney made at Kim's expense.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Many followers told The Washington Post that the trend felt like a joke at first.
    — Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2023
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joke

2 of 2 verb
  • She joked that she could always get work as a truck driver if she lost her job.
  • My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.
  • I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it.
  • She joked about the possibility of losing her job.
  • She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.
  • Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.
  • May might have been joking, but such is the extent of the A’s dismal start.
    — Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Share these punny bread jokes with a baker in your life—you're sure to get a rise out of them.
    — Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 7 June 2023
  • The group’s success on the show pleased Mandel, who joked that viewers see him as a grouch.
    — USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Black joked with the crowd before starting to sing the Blizzard of Ozz favorite.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • In the episode — the third of Season 35 — Homer jokes that all of those years strangling Bart have paid off with a firm handshake.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The cleric joked that Mr. Bunthom had been in Israel too long.
    — Muktita Suhartono Lauren Decicca, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • If this keeps up, Charlie and Lori and I joke, things are going to get crowded.
    — Mylène Dressler, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Today, in Oslo, Jiménez Enoa can joke a little about that.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 June 2023
  • In the comments, Viall joked about what his future daughter's first word might be.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
  • O'Neal went on to joke that Jason will have plenty of time on his hands now, and needs to start helping out around the house.
    — Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Reid then joked that Kelce, 34, wasn’t too thrilled to learn his coach knew his girlfriend before him.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The captain came over the loudspeaker at one point to note the presence of the honorees onboard and joked that lunch was on the plane’s staff.
    — Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The Henry Rose founder jokes that although the gloves are a good start, Hudson may want to rethink the design a bit.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 7 Dec. 2023
  • The suit also said that Kimmel joked about being sued by Santos in a Dec. 11 episode of his show.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
  • The singer would spend most nights there, Binder says, joking and playing music.
    — USA TODAY, 15 Aug. 2023
  • His friends have long joked about his wearing rumpled suits or a Boy Scout outfit on a date.
    — Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Meri Brown is perfectly okay with joking about the current state of her love life.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 15 May 2023
  • After the two joked around, Colbert called her onto the stage and introduced her.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
  • One employee even joked about it, implying that Howie had placed the rat foot in the soup himself.
    — Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Buechele’s co-hosts joked that his mom must have had to carry his birth certificate around at all times.
    — R.j. Coyle, Dallas News, 11 June 2023
  • But even Keough jokes that her tryout went a little better than Claflin’s.
    — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2023
  • Jason Bateman joked about his own past as a child actor.
    — Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2024
  • When one of the hosts joked the revelation might be controversial, the group joke that the Shrek alum shouldn’t have shared it.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Pam joked about having a giant boulder like the ones in Colorado in her own backyard.
    — Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 3 Aug. 2023

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