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She didn't understand the punch line.
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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.
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ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Despite the anguish — often told as a punch line — the winner of the competition offered a glimmer of hope to the nearly 90 attendees live-voting throughout the show via an app.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Deutsche Bank’s economists leave the philosophical punch line hanging.
—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
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ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Despite the anguish — often told as a punch line — the winner of the competition offered a glimmer of hope to the nearly 90 attendees live-voting throughout the show via an app.
—Brittany Levine Beckman, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Deutsche Bank’s economists leave the philosophical punch line hanging.
—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
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 23 Apr. 2026.
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