Examples of punch line in a Sentence
She didn't understand the punch line.
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Even by the relatively permissive standards of 2002, Shallow Hal generated controversy for using fatness as a punch line.
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
Pivoting was a punch line, not a survival strategy.
—Stephen Rosa, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Mistress Isabelle Brooks stays consistent in her characterization and interacts with the other queens, but simply struggles to weave Natalie Nunn’s catchphrases into a punch line.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Liz McNeil, People.com, 16 July 2025
Pivoting was a punch line, not a survival strategy.
—Stephen Rosa, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Mistress Isabelle Brooks stays consistent in her characterization and interacts with the other queens, but simply struggles to weave Natalie Nunn’s catchphrases into a punch line.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 4 July 2025
Their latest attempt was an uninspiring invitation-only Pride concert at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, D.C., which was meant to demonstrate resistance to Trump’s occupation of the culture venue, but which ended up as more of a punch line.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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“Punch line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch%20line. Accessed 27 Jul. 2025.
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