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She didn't understand the punch line.
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Each time, the bit undermined the emotions of the speeches, while making the Boys & Girls Club come off more as a punch line than as a worthy cause.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
His relentless prepackaged positivity — even in the wake of depressing game day results — turned him into something of a punch line.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Colbert’s monologue that followed hit similar beats, but the long shadow of his opening aside hung over the punch lines.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The focus was less on politics and more on the comical passion some people had for a person as phony as Trump – a man who had been the punch line of popular culture for decades.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
His relentless prepackaged positivity — even in the wake of depressing game day results — turned him into something of a punch line.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Colbert’s monologue that followed hit similar beats, but the long shadow of his opening aside hung over the punch lines.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
The focus was less on politics and more on the comical passion some people had for a person as phony as Trump – a man who had been the punch line of popular culture for decades.
—Chris Yogerst, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2025
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 18 Sep. 2025.
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