plural sitcoms
: a television series that involves a continuing cast of characters in a succession of comedic circumstances : situation comedy
… lame, formulaic sitcoms driven by an overinsistent laugh track.—
Ted Cox
Ted CoxLike many classic sitcoms, this show is episodic, so feel free to dive in anywhere you want.—Greg Morabito
Greg MorabitoDidn't some guy named Jerry play himself on an NBC sitcom called Seinfeld?—Benjamin Svetkey
Benjamin SvetkeyExamples of sitcom in a Sentence
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Oscar Martinez is back in the first trailer for The Paper, the upcoming Peacock sitcom set in the same universe as The Office.
—EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While the Disney Channel sitcom is coming up on its 20th anniversary, Miley Cyrus (who played Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart) has not announced plans to embark on a concert tour in honor of it.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Office’s Oscar can’t believe he’s found himself back in front of the same documentary team that followed him around for years at Dunder Mifflin, in the official trailer for the sitcom’s spin-off, The Paper.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
The celebrity chef, who shared screen time with White on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland from 2010 to 2015, also reminisced about the television icon during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in June.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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EW.com, 7 Aug. 2025
While the Disney Channel sitcom is coming up on its 20th anniversary, Miley Cyrus (who played Hannah Montana/Miley Stewart) has not announced plans to embark on a concert tour in honor of it.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
The Office’s Oscar can’t believe he’s found himself back in front of the same documentary team that followed him around for years at Dunder Mifflin, in the official trailer for the sitcom’s spin-off, The Paper.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2025
The celebrity chef, who shared screen time with White on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland from 2010 to 2015, also reminisced about the television icon during an appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show in June.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sitcom
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“Sitcom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sitcom. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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