Examples of joke in a Sentence
My friends would joke about the uniform I had to wear at work.
She joked about the possibility of losing her job.
I thought he was joking when he said he might quit, but it turned out that he really meant it.
Don't take it seriously: I was only joking.
She spent a few minutes joking with reporters after giving her speech.
She joked that she could always get work as a truck driver if she lost her job.
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Last year, a seventeen-year-old boy in New Jersey allegedly drove his car into two teen-age girls, killing them both, after joking on a live stream about women getting raped by Tate.
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Burke wasn’t joking, and quickly whisked Shimada up into a whirlwind of preparation on trying to sell Boise to the visiting entourage that included Japanese FA Director Naoki Tsumura.
—Shaun Goodwin
june 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
While some criticized the move as unprofessional, Wallen later joked about the incident on social media.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Porter joked during their joint interview.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
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Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Burke wasn’t joking, and quickly whisked Shimada up into a whirlwind of preparation on trying to sell Boise to the visiting entourage that included Japanese FA Director Naoki Tsumura.
—Shaun Goodwin
june 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
While some criticized the move as unprofessional, Wallen later joked about the incident on social media.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
Porter joked during their joint interview.
—Lexi Lane, PEOPLE, 7 June 2026
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“Joke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/joke. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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joke
1 of 2 noun1
a
: something said or done to cause laughter
especially
: a brief story with a humorous twist
b
: the humorous element in something
c
: good-natured kidding
can't take a joke
2
: something not to be taken seriously
that exam was a joke
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