How to Use comical in a Sentence
comical
adjective- I must have looked comical in that big hat.
- The way they argue is almost comical.
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To his friends, the idea is comical.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Add the glitch on top of that and the result is downright comical.
—Dan Gartland, SI.com, 29 July 2019
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Friends and family will get a kick out of these clever and comical names.
—Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 18 Aug. 2020
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These clever and comical monikers are sure to grab attention in the best way.
—Karla Pope, Good Housekeeping, 24 Nov. 2020
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They are frozen in a pose that’s both comical and vital for their survival.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 15 Jan. 2023
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Fans have made posts using the game’s font to write comical phrases.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Mar. 2026
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Ask Jones and the answer is rather comical.
—Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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The effect is almost comical as the car jumps to height in less than a second.
—Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
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The videos and comments are comical, as long as everyone is in on the joke.
—Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
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My father watched the recap on the news that night with almost comical fury.
—Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
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The referee’s effort to force the pair to make amends was sort of comical.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 July 2023
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Fans flooded the comments section with praise for the cast and the comical video.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
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Its almost-comical googly eye seemed to gaze back at the camera.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022
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But folks watching from home couldn’t get over the comical blunder that had them in stitches.
—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2022
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Over the past year-ish, the leopard skirt has reached comical levels of infamy.
—Glamour, 6 June 2019
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The Cowboys have a great chance at the playoffs, and that is what is comical about it all.
—David Moore, Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2020
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The statement was almost comical in its distance from the truth.
—Helin Jung, Cosmopolitan, 20 July 2017
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Adebayo got to the line 16 times in the fourth, and the game had some comical moments.
—Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Getting a 50-pound dog up the ladder is comical, though.
—Graham Averill, Outside, 20 Mar. 2026
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Kids will likely love these comical canines.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
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The score is a comical barrage of harp strums, as if heaven’s angels have gotten good and drunk.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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At times comical, each of these stories swerves and plunges deep into dark truths of human nature.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2026
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And the spin that attempts to lay blame on Trump underlings is comical.
—Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 27 July 2017
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Truly, like, a comical amount of glass for someone who wants any amount of privacy.
—Lauren Arzbaecher, Architectural Digest, 12 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the comical clip, the West Coast veteran gets the last laugh.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Though in fairness most of the Paul ones were more comical than serious.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2021
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In that comical picture of horse and horseless carriage, there’s also miles and miles of sky.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Rio wore a red bubble coat with the zipper wide open to show a gut and a comical number of chains hanging from his neck.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2025
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