Examples of running joke/gag in a Sentence
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The sense of humor provides a welcome counterweight to the serious nature of the material, and also helps keep the fractured timeline clear, because the constant digressions and reversals are a running gag in and of themselves, worth paying attention to at all times.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Granted, the acknowledgement was a button on a running gag rebelling against the speech police.
—Carol McColgin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The show’s failure to cast an Asian lead, until now, has become a running joke among fans.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Edebiri likely posted the snap in joking reference to her claimed Irish roots shared with Mescal, which has become a running joke on social media.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Between the introduction of the term ''crazy eyes'' into our lives and the running gag that had the gang calling Barney ''Swarley'' throughout the episode, this was a random, fairly low-brow episode of HIMYM — but, honestly, that's part of the charm.
—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
As for the future demises of our favorite FBI agents, Bruckman makes a sly reference to autoerotic asphyxiation with regard to Mulder (the character's fondness for pornography was a running joke throughout the series).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
Paid in Full was always the name of the album because that was our running joke.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
Uber Eats, a division of the ride-sharing company, on Feb. 6 debuted its 60-second 2024 Super Bowl commercial, centered on the running joke of forgetfulness.
—Variety, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024
Granted, the acknowledgement was a button on a running gag rebelling against the speech police.
—Carol McColgin, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The show’s failure to cast an Asian lead, until now, has become a running joke among fans.
—Jada Yuan, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Edebiri likely posted the snap in joking reference to her claimed Irish roots shared with Mescal, which has become a running joke on social media.
—Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
Between the introduction of the term ''crazy eyes'' into our lives and the running gag that had the gang calling Barney ''Swarley'' throughout the episode, this was a random, fairly low-brow episode of HIMYM — but, honestly, that's part of the charm.
—Ew Staff Updated, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2024
As for the future demises of our favorite FBI agents, Bruckman makes a sly reference to autoerotic asphyxiation with regard to Mulder (the character's fondness for pornography was a running joke throughout the series).
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Sep. 2023
Paid in Full was always the name of the album because that was our running joke.
—Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 27 Feb. 2024
Uber Eats, a division of the ride-sharing company, on Feb. 6 debuted its 60-second 2024 Super Bowl commercial, centered on the running joke of forgetfulness.
—Variety, NBC News, 11 Feb. 2024
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“Running joke/gag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20joke%2Fgag. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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