Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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Singer’s power moms deliver the issue’s punch line.
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Just don’t have Palmer play Jar Jar Binks’ father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate, please, because Dark Helmet already spent that punch line on Lone Starr back in 1987.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Yet mainstream culture is no longer dominant there: The media outlets and public figures are now punch lines for the site’s main characters, Musk and his MAGA acolytes.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Leslie Nielsen’s performance in those films and this show is a master class in physical comedy and nailing a punch line.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2025
Just don’t have Palmer play Jar Jar Binks’ father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s former roommate, please, because Dark Helmet already spent that punch line on Lone Starr back in 1987.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Yet mainstream culture is no longer dominant there: The media outlets and public figures are now punch lines for the site’s main characters, Musk and his MAGA acolytes.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 May 2025
Leslie Nielsen’s performance in those films and this show is a master class in physical comedy and nailing a punch line.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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