Examples of humorless in a Sentence
humorless people who can't see the lighter side of life
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Walker joins as the imposing, entitled and humorless Peter Van Laar III, the wealthy heir to the Van Laar estate, whose behavior is a struggle for both his wife, Alice, and 13-year-old daughter.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
As such, Eddy is off to tour the South as a salesman as the boys spend the summer with their
humorless granny (Ellen Ratner) and their childlike Aunt Bella (Renee Rogoff), who works in
the store.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The film’s premise is almost as ill-advised and cringeworthy as its execution is crushingly humorless.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 28 May 2026
As such, Eddy is off to tour the South as a salesman as the boys spend the summer with their
humorless granny (Ellen Ratner) and their childlike Aunt Bella (Renee Rogoff), who works in
the store.
—Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2026
The film’s premise is almost as ill-advised and cringeworthy as its execution is crushingly humorless.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026
Patton, a notoriously tough and humorless commander, considered Willy and Joe to be a threat to discipline and morale — quite the opposite of the way many fans saw them.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Humorless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/humorless. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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