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She didn't understand the punch line.
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But for writers like Deborah, landing a stellar punch line through trial and error upon error is what yields the greatest reward.
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Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Now the state is no longer a punch line.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
As the Ado Annie-like Betsy, a horny teen-ager whose father owns a shotgun, Kurtz is playing a character who should be, and kind of is, a one-joke punch line.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
At the end of every day she was spent from the strain of asking people to repeat themselves and missing out on conversations and the punch lines of jokes.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Framke, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026
Now the state is no longer a punch line.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 11 May 2026
As the Ado Annie-like Betsy, a horny teen-ager whose father owns a shotgun, Kurtz is playing a character who should be, and kind of is, a one-joke punch line.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
At the end of every day she was spent from the strain of asking people to repeat themselves and missing out on conversations and the punch lines of jokes.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 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 20 May. 2026.
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