sense of humor
noun phrase
: a personality that gives someone the ability to say funny things and see the funny side of things
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One accessory Michelle never lacks is a sense of humor.
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Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
After becoming the prime target in many of the negative reviews of Ryan Murphy's new ensemble legal drama, All's Fair, the reality star has reacted with her typical cheeky sense of humor.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The premiere builds to an extended parody of sorts, both haunting and hysterical at once, and its black yet bubbly sense of humor only spreads from there.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, the unsettling effect is offset by goofy background music, reminding viewers that even the most advanced robots can have a sense of humor on Halloween.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
After becoming the prime target in many of the negative reviews of Ryan Murphy's new ensemble legal drama, All's Fair, the reality star has reacted with her typical cheeky sense of humor.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The premiere builds to an extended parody of sorts, both haunting and hysterical at once, and its black yet bubbly sense of humor only spreads from there.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Fortunately, the unsettling effect is offset by goofy background music, reminding viewers that even the most advanced robots can have a sense of humor on Halloween.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Sense of humor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sense%20of%20humor. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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