Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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Deutsche Bank’s economists leave the philosophical punch line hanging.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.
—Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Her anecdotes have a way of spinning off into sub-anecdotes, and they’re layered with punch line after punch line that enter sideways.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
To the baseball world, and even to many of their own frustrated fans, the Angels have become a punch line.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
On social media, make jokes that don’t follow logic or build toward a punch line, but rather rely on jump cuts and endless captions.
—Emily Menez, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2026
Her anecdotes have a way of spinning off into sub-anecdotes, and they’re layered with punch line after punch line that enter sideways.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
To the baseball world, and even to many of their own frustrated fans, the Angels have become a punch line.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 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 3 Apr. 2026.
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