comic strip

Definition of comic stripnext
as in cartoon
a series of drawings that tell a story or part of a story a comic strip that is beloved by both children and adults

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Recent Examples of comic strip But the closest Fleming ever came to describing Bond outside the books was while working with cartoonist John McLusky in the late 1950s on a comic strip for the Daily Express. — Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Unlike the James Whitcomb Riley poem, however, the comic strip’s target audience was not children. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 The animation style is simple and stylized, like an old comic strip, with bold use of color and shadow that creates real atmosphere and danger. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 More recently, one art critic compared a Harry Kane bronze statue to a comic strip character. — ABC News, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for comic strip
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Noun
  • Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • South Parkaired its season-29 premiere on September 17, reintroducing the audience to a cartoon world with a few changes.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The couple also featured a strip of sonogram images on the picnic blanket.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Use it in salads by marinating in soy sauce, lime juice, and black pepper, cutting it into thin strips, and sauteing with a little coconut oil.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Another thing Rylo’s got going for him is his penchant for being laugh-out-loud funny.
    — Drew Millard, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026
  • Lowbrow sources such as Sunday funnies, B movies, and advertisements are present but are more diffuse, rarely coalescing into obvious quotation.
    — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • As of press time, the comic is scheduled to perform Monday night at that venue.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The rare comic to release each of her first three specials to premium streamers, her last hour, Breadwinner, premiered on Hulu in October 2024.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Comic strip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comic%20strip. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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