Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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Leave it to Perry's Chandler Bing to deliver a sarcastic remark or punch line.
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Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Chocolate brings it home with a punch line—a wry observation to end the story with a laugh.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
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Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Why does almost every punch line feel overworked and underdeveloped?
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Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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Grace Gavilanes,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
Chocolate brings it home with a punch line—a wry observation to end the story with a laugh.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
The editing of the show is frenetic, the better to hold a distractible YouTube audience’s attention and provide fodder for clips, and as a result much of the dialogue comes across as choppy, with Rahma inserting quick punch lines.
—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Why does almost every punch line feel overworked and underdeveloped?
—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for punch line
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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